WALTHAM FOREST: HT calls for change to Islamic rule in Pakistan

3:23pm Saturday 24th November 2007

HIZB ut-Tahrir (HT), the controverisal global Islamic party active in Waltham Forest, is currently distributing leaflets in the borough as part of its bid to change the political system in Pakistan.

They are inviting people to a conference next Saturday in central London to discuss the setting up of a Khilafat (caliphate) state in Pakistan.

HT wants to replace what it describes as "failed politicians" like Gen Pervez Musharraf and Benazir Bhutto with a "new type of leadership which looks after the needs of the people according to the Quran and Sunnah".

Last Saturday, HT held a peaceful demonstration in central Walthamstow, talking to passers-by and handing out literature.

HT, which is opposed to Western-style democracy because it means voting for parties which don't subscribe to Islamic law, has been banned in many countries.

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair twice made moves towards banning the group in this country, but did not succeed.