- No concept of formal alliance in the opposition: FAZL.
- The politician says that PTI has not yet responded to the concerns of Jeu-F.
- Govt slams for being unable to protect the lives of citizens.
Lahore: Jamiat Ulema-E-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chef Maulana Fazlur Rehman excluded an official opposition alliance on Wednesday but kept the doors of cooperation open to collaboration on individual issues.
“There is no concept of a formal alliance in the opposition … It is generally a characteristic of the government,” said chief Religio-Politics at a press conference after his party Majlis-e-Shura meeting in Lahore.
JUI-F and Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaf (PTI) have organized consultations in recent months to possibly forge an alliance against the government, following the calls of the former Prime Minister Imran Khan incarcerated to his party to strengthen contacts with the opposition parties.
The gap between the two parties deepened after the head of the PTI Azam Swati said on April 12 that Imran Khan had responsible for speaking with the establishment.
Commenting on this, Senator Jui-F Kamran Murtaza said: “It is unacceptable to expect that we form a political alliance while simultaneously keeping contacts that are not disclosed with the establishment.” He criticized the management of the PTI for omitting to offer clarifications on the issue.
Murtaza stressed that during the meetings with the PTI, the Jui-F had revealed that no party should hold unilateral talks with the establishment. “Everything is possible in politics, but for the moment, we can coordinate on specific questions without being part of a formal alliance,” he said.
Addressing the supplier today, Fazl noted that his party shura decided not to form a formal alliance ”, adding that the Jui-F would continue its political struggle independently of its own platform.
The party leader added that any collaboration strategy with the parliamentary parties would be emulated by the party’s advisory and executive organizations.
Answering a question, the main politician said that it was JUI-F who supported the 26th constitutional amendment at the request of PTI, not the other way around. He added that the PTI had not yet responded to the concerns of Jui-F.
In addition, Fazl said that the party also rejected the Mines and Minerals bill, adding that JUI-F had made evidence of evidence to its Balutchistan members who voted in favor of the bill. “If their explanations are not satisfactory, their memberships will be suspended,” he warned.
He also criticized the state of governance across the country, saying that the situation, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balutchistan and Sindh, had deteriorated. “There is no brief state in many areas, and armed groups wander freely,” he added.
“The outgoing government has not delivered anything so far. It has not provided a form of relief to the population,” he said, criticizing the government for having been able to protect the life and property of citizens.
By reaffirming the position of his party on electoral integrity, Fazl said that his party had rejected the 2018 elections as fake and had not accepted their results. “Our position in the 2024 elections is the same.”
He also criticized the imposition of “selected governments”, declaring that public opinion is systematically ignored in the political process.
“The people must be authorized to exercise their voting rights freely,” he said, adding that governments formed by the rigging cannot really represent the public and not protect provincial rights.