FREE KASHMIR - NO INDIAN ARMY
PAKISTAN-USA FREEDOM FORUM
2257 92nd Street, East Elmhurst, NY 11369, USA
Tel (718) 397-5027 or (718) 763-3543
Fax (718) 574-4333
E-mail: pakusaff@hotmail.com
TO: Member of the House of Representatives, Senators, NGO's and Civic Society
The Pakistani-American community in the USA is deeply concerned about the current military assault on the Judiciary in Pakistan. We fully share their sense of desperation and despair as they are passing through a very critical time of their life under the dictatorship of Military General Pervez Musharraf. This would not have been possible without consent of the USA. We are equally concerned about the prevailing violations of basic human rights in the United Stated by the present administration as several people have been jailed or deported without due process. The Pakistan USA Freedom Forum, therefore, appeals to the entire civil society to strive for the restoration of civil liberties and rule of law, here and abroad. We strongly believe that:
1. Civil liberties of the people in the USA must be respected. Imprisonment and deportation of immigrants and other people without due legal process must be stopped. People currently held in jail should be released and provided the opportunity to defend themselves in the court of law. People jailed as "enemy combatants" should be tried under the Geneva Convention.
2. Rights of women and children must be fully respected. Women must not be separated from their children during incarceration. People present in the country should be provided legal protection and should not be deported without legal process.
3. The Attorney General of the USA has failed to keep his impartiality; therefore he must resign. People have lost trust in him. His continuous presence as AG could seriously affect impartiality of the judicial system of the USA.
4. We salute sacrifices of the men and women of our armed forces. They have been stretched to the limit and should be brought home immediately.
5. The American people have spoken loud and clear to stop the unnecessary war in Iraq. However, the Democratic leadership is failing in its responsibility to respect that mandate to stop meddling in Iraq and other countries.
6. US Government should stop protecting the military dictator General Musharraf and compel him to resign immediately. His current assault on the judiciary, false promises of true democracy and enlightened modernization are not believable by anyone anymore. He is using these tactics only to prolong his military rule, which has become an embarrassment for the USA.
7. The people of Pakistan love democracy in the same way as the people of USA. General Musharraf must resign and appoint an interim government, which must hold transparent and fair elections under an independent and impartial Election Commission.
8. Politicians residing abroad must return to Pakistan and participate in the political process of Pakistan. Their continuous absence is creating a leadership vacuum. They do not need and should not seek any permission from General Musharraf.
Dr. Muhammad Shafique Mr. Shahid Comrade
President General Secretary
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