US responsible for Human Rights violations in Muslim world, scholar

Islamabad-IRNA -- Pakistani religious leader on Monday held US responsible for gross human rights violations in the Muslim states.

Talking to IRNA Allama Amin Shaheedi, Deputy Secretary General Majlis-e Wahdat-e Muslimeen (MWM) said that lust for power by imperialist forces is the basic reason for unrest in the world.

He regretted that rulers of many Arab states are following the American agenda and working for the interests of U.S. in the region.

He urged all Muslims to follow the footsteps of Imam Khomeini saying that he is a role model for all the people in the world.

Expressing his views over growing terrorism in Pakistan Allama Amin Shaheedi said that U.S. is indirectly involved in terrorism in Pakistan.

“They are trying to light the fire of sectarianism in Pakistan,” he noted.

He was confident that every effort to destabilize Pakistan would fail.

Allama Amin Shaheedi also accused the Western governments especially the U.S. of pursuing policy of double standards against Muslim nations.

He said that the Muslims are the main victims of human rights violations in the world by the United States.

He said that U.S. also backed the dictators who subverted the human rights, using their own people and soldiers as surrogates in proxy wars.