Press Release
Pakistan’s Political and Military Leaderships Are Locked in a Cheap Power Struggle, Whilst Vast Areas of the Country are Flooded

Vast areas of Pakistan are experiencing flooding due to heavy monsoon rains. According to the NDMA, since 12 June, 903 people have died, 1293 people have been injured, nearly 300,000 houses have been partially destroyed and 200,000 houses have been completely destroyed. Floods are carrying away children of victims. People do not have shelter or food. Most areas are cut off. Yet, the government is absent.

The floods are a situation where the state must mobilize, day and night, sparing no efforts to grant relief. However, the stance of the rulers is as if this calamity has not befallen real human beings, but is merely a disaster movie, providing a temporary roller-coaster of emotion and an opportunity to make passing comments. The real concerns for the political and military leadership are their cheap power struggle and approval of the IMF bailout package, to drown the country in more interest based loans and oppressive conditions.

Pakistan’s current leadership tramples over rights of the people, even whilst claiming to be their guardian, during the floods. It is not even aware of the actual state of the people, in the name of whom it claims to gain. It abandons people like orphans, to suffer and die alone. Politics under Democracy is not about serving others, it is about helping oneself to the wealth of the country. We saw the same stance during the floods of Sindh and Karachi earlier. In fact, we have seen the same stance dozens of times before during national emergencies, over decades.

Whether it is crippling floods or backbreaking inflation, whether it is the protection of the honor of the Holy Prophet (saw) or the liberation of Occupied Kashmir, whether it is health and education facilities or law and order, whether it is electricity bills or the prices of petroleum products, Democracy has completely failed us. Even today, it is the common Muslim of Pakistan that is coming out to help brothers and sisters. As for Pakistan’s rulers, they are either busy wooing the IMF or blowing their trumpets over Pakistan Army becoming a security detail at the football world cup, as if its only purpose is to earn dollars.

It is the Khilafah (Caliphate) on the Method of the Prophethood alone can be our guardian, during floods or any trouble we are facing. The Khaleefah not only implements Islam completely, he also considers the welfare of the people as his responsibility, through fear of accountability before Allah (swt). The second Khaleefah Rashid, Umar Bin Khattab (ra), said, "لَوْ مَاتَتْ شَاةٌ عَلَى شَطِّ الْفُرَاتِ ضَائِعَةً لَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى سَائِلِي عَنْهَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ"“If even a stray sheep dies on the banks of the Euphrates River, I believe that Allah (swt) will question me about it on the Day of Judgment.” (Source: Book of Abu Naeem, ‘Haliya Awaliya’).

Through its gross neglect during floods, the ugliness of Democracy is now clear to all. It is now only fit for burial. So, O sincere officers of the Pakistan Army! Come forth to undertake the change. Have mercy on our noble Islamic Ummah. Use your power and strength, that Allah (swt) granted you and will hold you to account for, to bring relief to the noble Muslims of Pakistan. Come forth to grant your Nussrah to Hizb ut Tahrir, now, for the immediate establishment of a Khilafah, that will mobilize within minutes and hours, with full force and attention, to grant relief for flood victims.

Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir
in Wilayah Pakistan