Sirajul Haq urges to conduct judicial inquiry into audio-leak scandal

LAHORE, Sep 28 (SABAH): Jamaat-e-Islami Emir Sirajul Haq has called for judicial inquiry into audio-leak scandals.

The leaks, he said in a statement issued from Mansoorah on Wednesday, had proved that the politics of main players was based on conspiracy theories, having nothing to do with facts.

Islamabad, he said, became a laughing stock in all over the word due to incidents happening in high security zones.

The Jamaat-e-Islami chief said the people under corruption charges and facing other inquiries should not hold public office until getting clearance from the charges.

 He said those who looted the country, involved in tax evasion and stashed money in shell companies and foreign bank accounts had long been holding the affairs of Pakistan. It was only happing in Pakistan, he regretted, saying the powerful escaped accountability and neck on the poor caught even on minor mistakes.

Holding the PDM and the PTI responsible for economic destruction, he said both sides involved in blame game and befooling the public. Three ruling parties exposed on every time they came into power, he said.

He said the national institutions weakened due to bad governance, shaking the public faith on democracy and democratic institutions. He said the judiciary also failed to fulfill its duties efficiently and even judges made frequent admissions to the fact.

Recently, he said, when a judge of the apex court asked the fellow judges during a conference that if they were satisfied on the judicial system no one raised hand in yes.

He said the assets of the ruling elite were multiplying while a common man was fighting for his survival. He said the rulers were as much engaged in their fight for self-interests that they even ignored 35 million flood-hit people. He said the JI was struggling for the right of the masses and it believed the rule of law could only pave the way for development.