Karachi: General Secretary Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Liaquat Baloch has said that the law and order situation of Karachi is being destroyed just for the fulfillment of the agenda of international powers. He expressed these views while addressing a large gathering at Punjab Colony Ground during Umeed Pakistan Conference, organised by Jamaat-e-Islami District South yesterday. On the occasion, Baloch made the announcement that Jamaat-e-Islami will participate in the upcoming elections with the electoral sign of Symmetry (‘Tarazu’).
Speaking to the gathering, he said that the progressive scholars were trying to make Pakistan, a ‘scholar state’, but JI will not let them to do this. “Karachi is an economic hub of the country and JI will not allow anyone to make the city and its people hostage”, Baloch added. “Nowadays, the terror rules the city, target killings are become routine and the life and property of the people have not been saved adding holding of Umeed Pakistan Conference will bring revolution in the country”, he added.
Speaking on the occasion, JI General Secretary said the Muslims of sub-continent under the leadership of Quaid-e-Azam were struggle for a separate ideological state like Madina, but unfortunately after passing 65 years the dream of Quaid-e-Azam could not be fulfilled. He added it was an allegation on Quaid-e-Azam that he wanted and struggle for a scholar state adding some elements in the wrong context of Quaid-e-Azam speeches were trying to make Pakistan, a secular state, but JI will impose Islamic rule in the country.
He said Pakistan will remain prosper according with the vision of Quaid-e-Azam and Islamic though of Allama Iqbal. Baloch further added the present rulers on the name of reconciliation have seized the government for five years, but the present government has become intolerable for the people. “During the present tenure, the solidarity, freedom and autonomy of the country have become mortgage in the hands of US”, he added. Baloch disclosed that the country is being destabilised to seize the nuclear assets of the country.
He said a plan conspiracy is being hatched to destabilise the peace of the city by carrying out sectarian killings adding Army Establishment has handed over the city to those who chanted slogans of nationalism. “If local bodies’ elections will be held in the city, then the leadership of JI will come into power”, he claimed.
Baloch added those who does not consider to keep Pakistani nationality, were talking about to save the state. “Holding of transparent elections is become unavoidable adding the elections results were changed on gunpoint in the past”, he said. “JI will hold All Parties Conference before the elections and will take part in upcoming elections”, Baloch announced.
Addressing to the gathering, Baloch said JI leadership has agenda of its transparent character and it will take part in elections with the same zeal. He further added PPP, MQM, PML-Q and ANP have badly damaged the hopes of the people. JI Sindh Ameer Mairaj-ul-Huda Siddiqui, Naib Ameer Rashid Naseem, Lahore JI Ameer Mian Maqsood Ahmed, Karachi JI Ameer Muhammad Hussain Mahenti and Ameer District South Abdul Wahid Shaikh were also spoken on the occasion.