DOGANA Central Council passes resolution against Physician Killings in Pakistan! May 31, 2014 To: The Right Honorable Mian Nawaz Sharif Prime Minister of Pakistan Sir, We the undersigned Pakistani-American doctors wish to protest the Pakistan governments inaction with regard to the increasingly frequent assassinations of our colleagues in Pakistan. In the larger context, we wish to register our strong condemnation of target killings physicians, journalists, moderate liberal thinkers, professionals, intellectuals, and the endangered minorities occurring in Pakistan to generate anarchy and create a climate of fear. The recent murder of Dr Qamar Mehdi is but a continuation of the repeated attacks on doctors in Pakistan. By failing to prosecute the criminals involved, the State is implicitly condoning such massacres. We urge the authorities to fulfill their obligations and establish rule of law and take swift action against the perpetrators. We wish to remind that murderous crimes have reached unthinkable levels. In most cases, those culpable openly and proudly take responsibility for their actions, even while exhorting their followers to more senseless killing. We demand that the government immediately take the following steps: 1. Investigate these reprehensible killings and prosecute the killers. 2. In the case of Dr Mehdi the government of Pakistan and its authorities have yet to acknowledge that a murder took place. We demand an end to this apathy. 3. Provide protection of witnesses and security of judges so that the trials take place in a secure environment. 4. Arrest and try in court the leaders of Sipah-e-Sahaba, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, and other militant outfits which openly vilify Shias, Ahmedis and other minorities. 5. Ban and tackle the threats posed by these organizations in an effective manner so that they are not allowed to simply continue operations under different names. 6. Enforce legislation which makes it illegal to encourage violence against any and all ethnic or religious groups and strictly instruct police to shut down any gathering where such hate-speech occurs. 7. Implement the existing laws on hate speech that justifies violence We hold that the current situation is headed for a catastrophic breakdown of society and God forbid a situation of possible civil war unless your government takes prompt action. As a professional group that cares for the country of our origin and association, we urge you to take immediate and effective action. Enough blood has already been spilled. Respectfully yours, Central Council of DOGANA( Dow Graduate Association of North America) M.Azim Qureshi, MD President ( DOGANA) 2014
Posted on: Wed, 04 Jun 2014 20:50:37 +0000
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