JUI-F in favour of early polls

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman hinted on Sunday that his party was in favour of early elections, but said transparent polls were not possible under the voter lists prepared by the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA).
Addressing a party rally in Gujranwala, Fazl said the process of Islamic renaissance had started across the world, which had made the West restless. He said the Western imperialist forces had been trapped by the very clutches they had prepared for Islam. He said capitalism was going to shatter just like communism, as poor workers had started raising their voices in the United States and over 20 European countries. He said the US and its western allies were facing failure in Afghanistan, and the anti-Islam forces were worried that their conspiracies were not succeeding. “Today the West is worried about its own future,” he said. He blamed the government’s “flawed policies” for the insurgency in Balochistan, and warned against the consequences of a civil war.
He said the Pakistani nation had always been kept entangled in wars, and the emphasis was always laid on the resolution of issues through gun. “Pakistan is purposely being kept as a security state,” he added. The JUI-F chief said that in Pakistan’s history assembles had been dissolved and an elected prime minister was handcuffed. He said that corruption would continue unless the country’s economic system was rectified. He also criticised the feudal system, saying the landlords treat their peasants like slaves.
In an indirect reference to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), he called his party a “caravan of blessings” rather than a “tsunami”, which “brings destruction”. He said there was a difference between the secular concept of democracy and an “Islamic democracy”. He said the PTI was not an ideology, but a party of gypsies and that everyone was aware of its supporters.