...Assembly of Islamic Clergy, or JUI, is a Pak Deobandi (Hanafi) political party. There are two main branches, one led by Maulana Fazlur Rahman, and one led by Maulana Samiul Haq. Fazl is active in Pak politix and Sami spends more time running his madrassah. Both branches sponsor branches of the Taliban, though with plausible deniability...
-Fazl (JUI-F) chief
Maulana Fazlur RehmanDeobandi holy man, known as
Mullah Dieselduring the war against the Soviets, his sympathies for the Taliban have never been tempered by honesty ...
on Friday said his party had the best manifesto for making Pakistain an Islamic welfare state where equal social and economic rights would be ensured for all.
Addressing the "Islam Zindabad" conference in Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It may be the largest city in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
, Fazl said that JUI-F would bring an economic revolution by pursuing Islamic economic principles, as the country requires a robust economy to progress.
Fazl said that Islamic economic system was gaining popularity in the world including the Unites States and Europe.
The JUI has been and would be working for the supremacy of Islam, he said.
Underlining the need for the correct use of resources, he said JUI would ensure economic and political stability for the welfare of the common man.
The JUI-F chief also said that his party would be campaigning for the rule of the masses, and that honest people would replace "landlords".