Hafiz Naeemur Rehman takes oath as the Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan for next five years

LAHORE, April 18 (SABAH): Engineer Hafiz Naeemur Rehman Khan has taken oath as the Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan for a five-year term. The oath taking ceremony was held at Mansoorah on Thursday.

Former Emir JI Sirajul Haq, Secretary General JI Ameerul Azim, Hafiz Muhammad Idrees, Hamas Spokesperson Dr. Khaled Qaddoumi, JI Spokesperson Qaiser Sharif, Deputy Chiefs of JI Liaqat Baloch, Mian Muhammad Aslam, Rashid Naseem, JI Sindh Muhammad Hussain Mehanti, Emir JI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Professor Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, Emir JI Northern Punjab Dr. Tariq Saleem, Emir JI Balochistan Maulana Abdul Haq Hashmi, JI Central Punjab Emir Muhammad Javed Kasuri, Emir JI South Punjab Rao Zafar Iqbal, Emir JI Azad Jammu and Kashmir Dr. Muhammad Mushtaq Khan and other leaders of the JI were also present on the occasion.

While addressing the ceremony, Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said that we through following democratic path and with the power of people and blessings of Almighty Allah want to bring revolution. He said that JI will lead the whole nation and we will move forward with our own flag, symbol and policy.

He said that those came through form 47 are not eligible for the leadership of Pakistan and they have come through fake democratic process, they have been imposed forcefully, adding that all the parties which have been imposed through changing votes through fake manner could not be our leadership and we will start a big movement against them. He said that JI is not the regional organization but our vision is global vision. He said that if there is bad time on Palestine then we consider it our own problem, adding that if a single child is martyred in Gaza, it is my child, Sirajul Haq’s child and child of every worker of the JI and Pakistan and we will defend him and raise voice for him.

Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said that Kashmir is part of Pakistan and no conspiracy, give and take, doctrine and anything which will be tantamount to selling Kashmir will be tolerated, adding that all should listen no give and take will be allowed on Kashmir and we will not allow India to become the policeman of the region and this American agenda could not be fulfilled. Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said that our hearts beat with Kashmir Muslims.

Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said that partially there are good people in every institution, adding that we have no quarrel with any institution, personality or party, adding that we could talk with everyone and we will do so but it will be done on some principle. Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said that we will talk with the people for the supremacy of the constitution. He said that JI will not run the movement for democracy with some support, adding that we will move forward our political movement under our flag and symbol. Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said that there is no other choice except JI for Pakistan. He said that JI workers should be ready to start big struggle, adding that we have no hurry to secure assembly seats but we will run the movement and represent the masses and will stand with the masses and raise voice for the people and whole country will be our constituency. Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said that we will not do politics of constituencies rather we will make whole country our constituency then the election and revolution will be ours, adding that we will make alliance with the 250 million people of Pakistan.

Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said that we have no quarrel with the establishment, army is our own army and country’s army, this sepoy is our own sepoy and this officer is our own officer. He said that when some people make the whole institution hostage and whole nation hostage and on personal whim or analysis and analysis that through this way the country could be corrected, adding that who are you to analyze and you needed to do work through the concerned people. He said that all have to go back to their constitutional positions, the more you delay the more hatred will be sowed and the more time you will pass the more harm you will case to army, masses and constitution. He said that JI is ready to bring out all from the closed tunnel, adding that we will do everything for the protection of Pakistan.

Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said that we will start movement for the establishment of Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline, adding that Pakistan’s energy crisis will be ended with the establishment of Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline. He said that the proper price of the wheat crop is not being paid to the farmers. He said that protection should be ensured for the women and respectable transportation facilities should be ensured for women.

Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said we believe in political resistance as it is our democratic and constitutional right and whosoever will try to stop it will face failure. He said that JI will educate 1 million students in next few years throughout the country under the “Bano Qabil Program”. He said that basically everyone is a worker in JI. Hafiz Naeemur Rehman requested the people to pray for his steadfastness in performing his duties.

Former Emir JI Sirajul Haq and JI Secretary General Ameerul Azim also addressed the gathering.

It’s noteworthy that Jamaat-e-Islami is the only political party in Pakistan that regularly conducts intra-party elections since its establishment in 1941. The party’s founding Emir was Maulana Syed Abul A’la Maududi, a renowned religious scholar, writer, and politician. Subsequently, Mian Tufial Muhammad, Qazi Hussain Ahmad, Syed Munawar Hassan, and Sirajul Haq served as the second, third, fourth, and fifth Emirs of JI, respectively.