ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, who hardly played any serious role for the Kashmir cause despite being the chairman of Parliament’s Special Committee on Kashmir for ten consecutive years, has all of a sudden prompted into action and threatened the incumbent government on consequences for showing any laxity over Kashmir issue.
He said that they would not let the PTI-led government to forget the Kashmir issue though contrary to it during his own chairmanship of Kashmir committee; he hardly appeared on special occasions and functions relating to Kashmir issue to discuss the on-going atrocities in the Indian-held Kashmir, which indicated how much concerned he was regarding resolution of the issue.
Addressing a press conference after chairing a meeting of Muttahida Majlis-e-Aml (MMA) here on Monday, Fazl stated that contrary to the previous government policy, the present government seemingly closed the eyes to Kashmir issue in lieu of establishing cordial relation with India.
The MMA president, who faced humiliating defeat at two National Assembly seats in election and subsequently in presidential election, flayed the government for inclusion of Qadiyani member in Economic Advisory Council (EAC) and the registration of religious seminaries, vowing that All Parties Conference (APC) would be convened on the issue of Khatme Nabuwwat and changing of curriculum, where all religious parties would be invited.
He said that the government would not be allowed to make any change in the national curriculum.
Talking about the foreign policy, Fazl said that the government foreign policy was very weak and the government’s plan to review the CPEC project could affect the 70-year-old brotherly ties with China, besides it could have long-lasting impacts on Pakistan economy.
He said that the government has put the country in a crisis-like situation, as after tendering resignation of a Qadiyani advisor.
He said that the move indicated that people with specific mentality were included in the EAC, who wanted to make Pakistan economic system in the pattern of the Western economic system, which are occupied by the Jewish lobby.
To a question that KP cabinet has decided principally to relieve your brother from the position of commissioner on Kashmir Refugees, he said that he was a civil servant; hence the government has the authority to take any such decision.
Rejecting the Prime Minister Imran Khan’s appeal for charity for building dams, Fazl said that neither dam could be constructed with charity nor the country could run through charity.
He said that there was a need of formulating policies to run the government’s affairs; hence the government should focus on policies formulation instead of rhetoric.
