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Siraj warns govt against removing Articles 62, 63
[DAWN] Jamaat-e-Islami... The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independentbranch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores... chief Sirajul Haq ...current head of the Pak Jamaat-e-Islami. Siraj was born in 1962 and entered politics shortly after that... has warned the government against doing away with Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution and said such a bid would be a ’suicide kaboom’ against the entire Constitution. He was addressing a public meeting in Brawal area here on Tuesday. JI provincial chief Mushtaq Ahmad Khan, KP senior minister Inayatullah Khan, party’s district nazim ...small time big shot, the chief elected official of a local government in Pakistan, such as a district, tehsil, union council, or village council... Upper Dir Sahibzada Faseehullah, Dir and Brawal tehsil nazims Mir Makhzanud Din and Jehan Alam respectively, local leaders and workers of the party were present on the occasion. He said his slogan against corruption would continue until corrupt politicians were held accountable. Posted by: Fred 2017-08-31 |
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