Terror victims becoming prey to UAE govt biased attitude for “sect”

Terror victims becoming prey to UAE's biased attitude for sect

                           10,000 people of Parachinar expelled so far: victims  

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ISLAMABAD, Jan 23, 2013: Haunted by terrorists here in the country, people belonging to Parachinar, Kurram Agency are now being wilfully targeted by the so-called torchbearers of religious harmony, as the UAE authorities have started deporting shia Muslims majority of them come from militancy-torn Parachinar tribal areas of Pakistan.

Gulf States particularly Dubai and Abu Dhabi are the main source of earning for the people of tribal areas who are not only supporting their families in the militancy-torn tribal areas but also contributing billions of rupees every year in the country’s foreign remittance.

Currently thousands of people belonging to tribal areas that leave their home land to earn butter and bred for their kids have been asked by the UAE authorities especially the Abdu Dhabi government to return back their country without any reason.

These helpless and poor people is running from pillar to post to convey their message to UAE authorities that they have came the country only to facilitate their poverty-hit families without having any other motive.

It is astonishing that the Abu Dhabi government has targeted only the people of Parachianr who come from Shia sect of Islam and in January 2013 alone 300 people have been expelled.

While daily 40 to 60 people are being asked to leave the country without any reason despite the fact that all of them have the required legal documents and strictly obeying the local laws.

The issue is a serious question mark on the so-called secular Abu Dhabi authorities besides the criminal silence of government of Pakistan and its ambassador in UAE. Similarly, the biased attitude of the UAE government with the people of a particular sect of Islam is also a question mark on the credibility of so-called Human Rights watchdogs for not highlighting their problems.

Speaking at a news conference in Parachinar, the headquarters of Kurram Agency, a number of those deported recently including Haji Jaafar, Haji Rajab, Haji Asghar Hussain and others told the media persons that they simply received phone calls from the concerned authorities of Abu Dhabi government to leave the country within in a week without disclosing the reasons.

They also alleged Pakistan Embassy in UAE for its criminal silence over the serious issue, saying that for the last four to five years 10,000 people belonging to Parachinar have been expelled without disclosing the reasons.

They urged the Foreign Office to summon UAE ambassador and question him about the Abu Dhabi government biased attitude and the mass deportation of the people of Parachinar.

They also appealed the UAE and Abu Dhabi authorities to stop discriminatory attitude towards the people of a particular sect of Islam, besides urging the Human Rights organizations to take notice of the situation.