LAHORE (Dunya News) – Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said on Friday that ruling elites wanted Pakistan to become a no-go area for political workers.
Speaking at a press conference in Lahore, Rehman said all political parties had a right to lodge protest in Islamabad, stressing that people of Pakistan were the true owners of the country.
“We are already burdened with several issues and you are trying to turn peaceful people into terrorists by handing guns to them,” he added.
He also criticised the decision of the Punjab and Balochistan assemblies to bring resolutions to ban the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
Directing his flak at the government for failing to reduce power bills despite holding negotiations with the Independent Power Producers (IPPs), the JI emir said industry was in tailspin due to inflated power bills.
He called out the government for being unable to prevent terrorism and violence in Kurram Agency saying that the government must bring the perpetrators to justice.