Karachi: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has welcomed the Supreme Court (SC) verdict regarding the arrest of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in Rental Power case. In a press conference at Idara Noor-e-Haq here on Tuesday, JI Karachi Ameer Muhammad Hussain Mahenti has hailed the SC verdict and demanded immediate implementation over the said decision in its true spirit. Speaking on the occasion, JI Karachi Ameer has urged that the army should restrict itself to the constitutional responsibilities and should refrain from taking any unconstitutional step to keep larger interest of the nation in the fore front.
Addressing a press conference, Mahenti termed the SC verdict ‘reflection of the sentiments of the people and said that impartial probe should be imitated against all those persons who involved in corruption cases. He further added the government has badly failed to deliver while it has also provided poverty, unemployment and inflation to the citizens of the country.
Apart from this, Mahenti said the target killing incidents have been on the rise, as the MQM chief Altaf Hussain had threatened the political and religious leaders, who attended the DPC. He citing the target killing of Mehmood Ahmed Barkati and firing on Mumtaz Farooqui, former councilor of Liaquatabad Town, in which he got injured. “Sindh Governor and Chief Minister are responsible of carrying target killing incidents in the city”, Mahenti added.
He further added if the SC gave clear verdict over Karachi unrest case, then the perpetrators and culprits could be unveiled. Mahenti reiterated that the process of voters’ verification has once again been hijacked by ‘tappa mafia’ adding the said process must an obstacle in the way of transparent elections.
JI Karachi General Secretary Naseem Siddiqui, Naib Ameers Barjees Ahmed, Raja Arif Sultan, Secretary Information Zahid Askari and others were also present on the occasion.