“Freedom To Kacmaz Family” becomes trend on social media in Pakistan


Date posted: October 1, 2017

Lahore, Pakistan: Freedom To Kacmaz Family and Release Kacmaz Family became trends on social media in Pakistan on Saturday and Sunday.

Demand for the release of Turkish teacher and his family is increasing day by day and civil society of Pakistan is protesting against abduction of Turk teacher Mesut Kacmaz and his family from their house in Wapda Town, Lahore last week.

Pakistan started closing down Pak-Turk International School system in the country after failed coup in Turkey because Turkish schools were under a group of Muhammed Fethullah Gülen Hocaefendi who according to Turkish government was behind failed coup against Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Mesut Kacmaz his wife Meral Kacmaz and their two daughters Huda and Huma were picked up allegedly by Lahore police from their home on Wednesday September 29, 2017.

Turkish government has close relations with Pakistan government and both countries are engage in bilateral investments particularly in the province of Punjab. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is considered as personal friend of Chief minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif.

It may be mentioned that Kacmaz family was (is) living in Pakistan under UN Human Rights protection.

 

Source: Dispatch News Desk , October 1, 2017


Related News

Nigerians to showcase culture at Abuja festival

Abuja will on May 21 host the Hizmet Movement and commence preparations for the 14th International Festival of Language and Culture aimed at promoting the rich cultural heritage of the Hausa, Fulani, Yoruba, Ibo, Efik and other Nigerian tribes.

Lawyer: Female journalist traumatized by abuse, torture at Turkish police station

Hanım Büşra Erdal was subjected to a strip search at the police station and humiliated by police officers when she was taken from her prison cell as she was preparing to leave the prison. A strip search is allowed only if circumstances so warrant. “She is a journalist and was taken from the prison. She was already going through routine checks and searches in prison,” her lawyer said.

Pak-Turk students shine at Kenya climate olympiad

Two Pak-Turk students, Mukarram Fatah and Yasir Jan, hailing from the most backward areas of the province – Jaffarabad and Chagai, respectively – have won silver and gold medals in Kenya for their projects.

Turks fleeing post-coup reprisals find shelter in Pittsburgh

Until this summer, Cetin Gul of Istanbul, Turkey, worked as a videographer for a company that did promotional work for clients that included a charity organization. That charity, Hizmet, is associated with the movement of Fethullah Gulen. After a deadly and unsuccessful coup attempt by some in the Turkish military in July, the government began suppressing organizations associated with him. “Because of the direct association with Hizmet, I was a direct target,” Mr. Gul said.

Azerbaijan detains Turkish teacher under UN protection as wife fears deportation

Taci Şentürk, a Turkish teacher who was working in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku, was taken by police to an unknown place after UN officials stopped his deportation to Turkey at Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport on June 7, his wife said.

Foundation stone of Ethio-Turkish Schools’ new dormitory laid

The ground breaking ceremony of a new 150-bed capacity high school dormitory for Ethiopian-Turkish schools’ Alem Gena campus was held in Ethiopia. In addition to Turkish businessmen residents of Ethiopia, Turkish Ambassador to Addis Ababa Kenan Ipek was in attendance at the ceremony. Ipek said “What distinguishes us from other nations is that we do […]

Latest News

Fethullah Gulen – man of education, peace and dialogue – passes away

Fethullah Gülen’s Condolence Message for South African Human Rights Defender Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Hizmet Movement Declares Core Values with Unified Voice

Ankara systematically tortures supporters of Gülen movement, Kurds, Turkey Tribunal rapporteurs say

Erdogan possessed by Pharaoh, Herod, Hitler spirits?

Devious Use of International Organizations to Persecute Dissidents Abroad: The Erdogan Case

A “Controlled Coup”: Erdogan’s Contribution to the Autocrats’ Playbook

Why is Turkey’s Erdogan persecuting the Gulen movement?

Purge-victim man sent back to prison over Gulen links despite stage 4 cancer diagnosis

In Case You Missed It

Q&A: Turkish Imam Fethullah Gulen

3,623 Aggravated Life Sentences Sought In Turkey For Scholar Fethullah Gülen

Man gets prison sentence, fine after attack on Gülen-linked institutions in France

GYV highlights ‘Turkish dream’ at its traditional iftar

International Festival of Language and Culture

Hot meals for 3 million Syrians from Kimse Yok Mu

Turkish Repression Targets Americans

Copyright 2025 Hizmet News