South Asia Studies Project

December 1, 2011 Special Dispatch No.4330 Hizbut Tahrir Joins Anti-U.S. Protests in Pakistan, Issues Letter Calling for Rebellion by Pakistani Soldiers Against Pro-U.S. Policies, Cites Prophet Muhammad's Saying that Islamic Forces 'Will Conquer India' On November 27, 2011, Hizbut Tahrir, a global Islamist organization campaigning for the establishment of an Islamic caliphate, joined anti-U.S. protests in Pakistan over the killing of 24 Pakistani soldiers in a NATO strike. Hizbut Tahrir has been outlawed in Pakistan for its role in recruiting Pakistani soldiers for a possible coup, but its members stage public events in various Pakistani towns. According to a Pakistani media report, 15 activists of Hizbut Tahrir staged a demonstration in front of the National Press Club in Islamabad against the NATO attack on Pakistani soldiers and "raised slogans against the PPP [i.e. the ruling Pakistan People's Party] and military establishment over what they termed their failure to protect the country's sovereignty." The full text of this report is available to MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor Subscribers. Subscription information is available at this link. JTTM subscribers can visit this page to view the report.