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From: stiobhard@geocities.com
Date: Sat, 02 May 1998 17:23:11 -0500
Subject: Re: message from afghanistan
Subject: Taliban attacked RAWA rally in Peshawar, No.929e
Date: Fri, 1 May 1998 23:54:42 +0500


929e
May 1,1998


Dear Friend,

As you may be aware on April 28,1998 when RAWA took out a peaceful
procession in
Peshawar to condemn the savage invasion of Kabul by the so-called Jehadi
and
Talib
fundamentalists, groups of Taliban attacked the rally in which some
activists of
RAWA
were injured. Many justice-loving Pakistani parties and personalities
have
already
condemned the attack. Hereby we would like to appeal to you as a
democrat
ic-minded to
coordinate your voice with others to strongly condemn the said fascist
act of
Taliban,
through press conferences, statements, press releases, letters to
newspapers or
any
other possible way.

Please be so kind to inform us about any measure you will take regarding
the
matter.

We would like to thank you in anticipation for your solidarity with
RAWA.

Sincerely yours,

For RAWA
Sohaila Danish (Ms)



E-mail address of some Pakistani Newspapers and agencies:

News Network International (NNI)
Nni@nni-news.com

The Daily Dawn
Editor@dawn.com

They Daily Nation
Nation@brain.net.pk

The Daily Frontier Post
Info@frontierpost.com.pk

The Daily News
Editor@jang-group.com

PPI
Owais.ali@ibm.net

Daily Hot News
Chief_editor@dailyhotnews.com


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The Frontier Post, April 30,1998

                        Taliban attack on RAWA rally condemned

PESHAWAR (PPI) =96 People from different walks of life Wednesday,
condemned Afghan
Taliban for attacking a peaceful rally organized by members of
Revolutionary
Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) here on Tuesday.

Secretary general PPP (Shaheed Bhutto Group), Dr. Ghulam Hussain at a
press
conference
here said, "we condemn the attack which is open interference in Pakistan
internal
affairs".

Chairman of Pakistan Awami Party (PAP), Fanoos Gujjar in a statement
demanded of
the
government to arrest those Afghan students who attacked the rally with
batons
and
punish them.

He said had these any objection on the rally, they would have expressed
their
sentiments in a democratic way by taking out their procession.

He maintained that the way Afghan Taliban group attacked the women rally
suggests that
they wanted to promote their fundamentalism on the soil of Pakistan.

He warned the government to take notice of the activities of such
foreign
elements in
time otherwise problem would aggravate to such extent that at later
stage
government
may not be able to control the situation.

He said expressed all out support of his party to the RAWA and other
democratic
and
progressive Afghan.

Meanwhile, the vice-chairman of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan NWFP
chapter
Afrasiab Khattak condemned the Taliban attack on RAWA activists and
demanded
stern
action against them.

In a statement issued there Wednesday, he said it was violation of basic
human
rights
and government should take notice of the developments taking place in
its
country.

He also appealed to democratic and progressive elements of the country
to come
forward
and launch a war against the forces of "darkness".

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News Network International, May 1, 1998

                Mahtab takes serious note of attack on RAWA rally

PESHAWAR (NNI): The NWFP Chief Minister Sardar Mahtab Ahmad Khan Abbasi
taking a
serious note of the Afghans' attack on the rally of Revolutionary Afghan
Women
Association (RAWA) the day before yesterday said that acts of
suppression won't
be
allowed on the Pakistani soil.

Official sources told NNI Thursday that the Chief Minister took up the
issue
with the
concerned authorities saying "we respect the democratic rights of the
people but
that
does not mean that we would not react to the people violating others
rights." He
warned of strict action against those who repeat such act of violence in
future.

Abbasi also directed the law enforcing agencies to keep vigil on those
who try
to
create law and order situation and act against them effectively.

The sources said that the Chief Minister has also raised the issue with
Afghan
Counsel
General. He told him that Pakistan was helping its Afghan brethren for
twenty
long
years and its brotherly attitude has not changed despite the withdrawal
of the
foreign
troops, "if such situations start arising so often it will naturally
affect the
behavior of the people of NWFP," the Chief Minister added.

He stressed the need that the Afghans keep their differences within the
b
oundaries of
their country, "they won't be allowed to use Pakistani soil to settle
their
disputes
by force at any cost," he said.

He said that Pakistan was a democratic country where every one had the
freedom
of
expression in line with the democratic traditions.

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The Muslim, April 30, 1998

                        Attack on women rally flayed

                                BUREAU REPORT

LAHORE, April 29: Attack on women's procession in Peshawar by supporters
of
Taliban
provoked strong protest in women's organizations here who condemned the
Kabul
government for its discriminatory measures against women talk in
Afghanistan.

Women procession which came under attack in Peshawar was arranged by
Revo
lutionary
Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) to observe 'Black Day'
against
occupation of Kabul by Taliban.

Begum Tahira Mazhar Ali, General Secretary Democratic Women's
Association,
condemning
the attack against RAWA rally said, Taliban regime was misusing the
sacred name
of
Islam which imposed fascist measures against women barring them form
education
and
employment opportunities, subjecting them to worst type of
discrimination. She
said
so-called Islamist regime resorting to savage measures forced women and
poor
population of the country to die in hunger and destitution.

Referring to the attitude of power engaged in "peace talks", Tahira
Mazhar Ali
said it
was regrettable to note that none of the powers that matter in Afghan
affairs
cared to
force Taliban to stop their savagery. They were rather interested only
in having
a
free and safe passage to Central Asian Republics to benefit from their
rich
resources.


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~  Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan
~  RAWA,  P.O.Box 374, Quetta, Pakistan
~  ICQ UIN # 2717083
~  Phone: 0092-300-551638
~  rawa@geocities.com
~  http://www.geocities.com/wellesley/3340


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