Islamabad, February 21: Hundreds of angry protesters in the Pakistani city of Karachi have taken to the streets to show their solidarity and support for pro-democracy movements across the Arab world.
Calling for an end to “Western interference in the Muslim world,” the demonstrators rallied in front of the Karachi Press Club on Sunday and condemned the brutal government crackdown on popular protests on the streets of Libya, Yemen and Bahrain, a Press TV correspondent reported.
“We are here to show solidarity with the people of Bahrain, Yemen and Libya… and we condemn the brutality of their puppet regimes, who are trying to crack down on unarmed and peaceful people through live bullets by the mercenaries’ armies,” said Aftab Jafri, a senior member of Jafaria Alliance Pakistan.
As the awakening of Arab nations continues, the passive response of the US and other Western countries to these democratic movements and their continuous focus in maintaining the status quo in Arab countries is increasingly under scrutiny.
Inspired by revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, demonstrators in Yemen, Bahrain and Libya are calling for an end to decades-long monarchies in their countries.
Reports have put the number of people killed in Libya’s second largest city, Benghazi at more than 200 alone over the past days.
——–Agencies