Press Release
Hizb ut-Tahrir Condemns the Killings in Karachi Anarchy in Karachi is the Fruit of Democracy

Hizb ut-Tahrir condemns in the strongest words the mass murders in Karachi. Ruler's mysterious silence in such a deteriorating situation in Karachi, which is the economic engine of Pakistan, indicates that they themselves have an "important role" to play in this mess. Whenever the government needs to divert the attention of the nation away from the important national issues, Karachi is always handed over to the terrorists. At the moment twenty million flood affectees are lying helpless due to ruler's apathy; a government delegation is on a visit to Washington under the name of Pak-American strategic dialogue which will further strengthen American hegemony over Pakistan and the military operation in the Tribal region has been inaudibly restarted.  Even after three years into democracy while all major political parties in Karachi are part of the government, this city has further plunged into darkness. Actually democracy has failed to provide a mechanism by which capable people would hold the rein of power. On the contrary in democracy, worst criminals, corrupt and gangsters will always sit on the seat of power and the reason being that it is this very system that provides the opportunity for selected group of people to make legislation at their will. That is why murderers, dacoits, thieves and extortionists want to reach the parliament in order to cover their crimes by making laws like NRO and then in the name of "peoples mandate" start the war of seizing streets, communities, markets and cities in order to captivate people by their illicit money and also to collect money for their next run to election. City of Karachi in an exact example of this scenario. These sorts of people will continue to come into power as long as the democratic system remains in its place.

The solution to the problems in Karachi rests in the establishment of Khilafah "Caliphate"  because in that system no individual has the right to legislate and the Qur'an and the Sunnah are the only source of laws.

Therefore this leaves no room for the corrupt elements to hide their crimes and hence they would not desire to be part of this system.  Khilafah "Caliphate" will appoint a capable administrator Amil (city ruler). Because who would not require the support of different political groups while implementing the Qur'an and the Sunnah.  He would act without any pressure, mobilizing the administration against the criminal elements, releasing the private and public assets from land grabbers, eliminate the no go areas, curb the extortionists who steal wealth in the name of protection, and arrest the criminals who will be made an example by the speedy judicial system of Khilafah "Caliphate". Democracy has failed to solve the problems of Karachi and it is only K000 which can practically solve the turmoil engulfing the city. Hizb ut-Tahrir appeals to the people of Karachi that they should reject the democratic system and the associated leaderships  and join the Khilafah "Caliphate" rallies under the leadership of Hizb ut-Tahrir on Friday the 5^th of November and make this city of Karachi into a major center for the political struggle for the reestablishment of Khilafah "Caliphate"

Shahzad Shaikh
Deputy spokesman of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Pakistan