[NATION.PK] 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...
said on Saturday that that the nation had tried socialism, secularism and nationalism, which failed to deliver, as the wellbeing of humans and protection of life, property and respect of the people lie only in Islamic system.
Situation in the country was ripe for a change, Siraj said. He said that nation had voted for the Khans, Nawabs and Waderas during last 70 years but it did not get Roti, Kapra or Makan.
Instead, people were deprived of their fundamental rights, he said this while speaking at JI KP’s sponsored two-day congregation, which kicked off here at Azakhel in Nowshera district.
Commenting on the tears shed by the Prime Minister at his yesterday’s public meeting, he said that PM was shedding tears not on the despondency of the masses but on his fate.
JI chief said that for the last 70 years, country had been ruled by the corrupt elite who plundered trillions of rupees from public money while the common man was unable to get clean drinking water.
Hundreds of JI activists and workers both men and women are participating in the congregation from KP and FATA.
He said the entire system of accountability was ineffective as NAB only catches small fish while the big guns went scot-free.