Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Wednesday opposed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) name for a “do-or-die” protest in opposition to the incumbent authorities, claiming that the Imran Khan-founded social gathering “lacked technique” for such demonstration.
He acknowledged this throughout an interview on Geo Information programme ‘Capital Speak’.
You will need to point out right here that the PTI had introduced giving a shock to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)-led coalition authorities by way of its “do-or-die” protest on the twenty fourth of this month.
Final week, incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan, who has been behind bars since August final yr, gave a “remaining name” for a nationwide protest in opposition to the alleged rigging within the February 8 elections, arrests of social gathering staff, and the passage of the twenty sixth Modification. He known as on his supporters to march to Islamabad on the upcoming Sunday.
Reminiscing his social gathering’s march through the former premier Khan-led authorities, he stated that the JUI-F had organised 14 “historic” million marches in opposition to the then PTI authorities aside from the Azadi March led by the multi-party opposition alliance — Pakistan Democratic Motion (PDM).
The cleric added that the opposition had deliberate the demonstrations very fastidiously in order that they might not create any regulation and order disturbance. Maulana Fazl stated that he’s in favour of the previous ruling social gathering’s proper to protest.
He was of the view that such calls wouldn’t yield any outcomes for the key opposition social gathering. “It isn’t an applicable time for the PTI to protest and fixed protests would lose their significance,” Fazl stated
He emphasised that each social gathering ought to take to the streets with a concrete plan, nonetheless, evidently the PTI “doesn’t have good strategists”.
To a query whether or not the PTI consulted the JUI-F for the anti-government protests, Fazl denied saying that the ex-PM Khan-led social gathering didn’t seek the advice of him, nonetheless, he would positively information them each time they method him.
Commenting on the JUI-F-PTI relations, the senior politician stated that his social gathering had strained relations with the PTI, nonetheless, it will be a “good political step” if it returned to normalcy.
The cleric stated that his social gathering has had variations with different events as nicely, nonetheless, it had bitter ties with the PTI up to now. He added that each events may construct a “good political connection” in the event that they managed to finish bitterness.
He instructed that the opposition events ought to work collectively to face shared challenges and take advantages with coordinated strikes.