We hereby write to the Dawn Editorial Team, regarding a defamation of Hizb ut Tahrir in the column entitled, “Fourth Schedule: Combating terrorism or silencing dissent?” The article was published on 16 October 2024, and was written by Zia Ur Rehman, who also writes for the New York Times.

After surrendering Occupied Kashmir to India in August 2019, the rulers of Pakistan maintain a weak stance. On 18 September 2024, while commenting on India’s forceful annexation of Occupied Kashmir, Pakistan’s Defense Minister, Khawaja Asif, said, “Our stance on Kashmir remains unchanged, but our approach must be diplomatic.

After a year of the crimes of the Jewish entity in Gaza, Hezbollah announced the death of its leader Hassan Nasrallah on 28 September 2024 in Lebanon, in an airstrike carried out by the Jewish entity. The death of Hassan Nasrallah followed the martyrdom of hundreds of Muslims in Lebanon, with thousands injured, in the airstrikes carried out by the Jewish entity.

Amidst the current purging and sidelining of officers who are opposed to the current army chief of Pakistan, came mention of Hizb ut Tahrir. The prominent Urdu paper the “Daily Jang,” reported on 13 August 2024, in its edition for the army city of Rawalpindi that, “(2011) Brigadier Ali Khan was court-martialed for having links with the extremist organization Hizb ut Tahrir.  He was also accused of spreading rebellion within…