Voting for PTI is tantamount to destroying the country: Maulana Fazl
PESHAWAR, July 31 (SABAH): Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Ameer and Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) President Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Sunday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has pushed the country into the quagmire of problems, from which it is not easy to get out. He said that voting for PTI is tantamount to destroying the country and there could be no second meaning of it. He said that the government will complete its term and elections will be held on time. He said that prior to ouster of PTI government, PTI was saying there are $25 billion reserves present in country but after coming into power we come to know that only $7 to 8 billion are present. Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that on Tuesday and Wednesday the meeting of finance, petroleum and all other economy related institutions will be held and all coalition parties will be briefed and coalition parties will make decision about future course of action while keeping this briefing in mind.
Talking to the media in Peshawar, Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that which resignations of PTI MNAs have been accepted by Speaker Raja Parvez Ashraf and subsequently de-notified by Election Commission of Pakistan, the bye-elections will be held on these vacant seats and it has been agreed by coalition alliance in principle that the runner-up candidates of 2018 elections will be joint candidates.
The JUI-F supremo said that if Imran Khan was not sent home, the country would have broken up. Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that that people who have sunk the country’s economy should not be trusted again and that voting for PTI is tantamount to destroying the country.
Taking a swipe at PTI, Maulana Fazl said that the PTI government has made such agreements during its tenure, due to which the country has been mortgaged.
The PDM chief further said that before the no-confidence motion against Imran Khan, there was an opinion that fresh elections should be held. Maulana Fazl added that PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif has now given a statement about the same opinion.
Sharing his views on tribal people, the JUI-F leader said that tribal youth are concerned about their future as they are facing serious problems.
Maulana Fazl said that there is a need to activate the administration of tribal areas by forming a committee for these areas. He also said that a survey of these areas should be conducted by forming a committee.
He said that the conditions of the tribal areas have worsened than before. The tribal people have to be given their rights, Maulana Fazl stressed. He further said that other areas including Waziristan are ruled by armed people, adding that the state needs to pay attention to the tribal areas.
Maulana Fazl said that if the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) are organized, the status of the tribal areas will be at par with other districts. The PDM chief also said that the local administration and police are feeling helpless. Fazl said that he would seriously take up the matter with the Prime Minister.
Maulana Fazl said that the tribal people know the skills to protect themselves. “At least five of our people were martyred last week”, Fazl added.