QUETTA: Jamiat- Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rahman on Sunday warned the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government to resign by August else it will have to face the wrath of the opposition when it will march on Islamabad.
Speaking to the participants of the ‘Million March’ in Quetta, Fazl said next march would be towards Islamabad, however, it can be put off if the government agrees to resign. However, if the leadership failed to do so, then, in October, Fazl and his allies would march to Islamabad alongside the entire country.
He termed the potential demonstration as ‘Azadi March’.
Speaking about alleged rigging during 2018 general elections, the JUI-F chief said his party didn’t accept the results of the polls because they were not transparent.
All political parties desire fresh elections, he said, adding that one the one hand, there was “back-breaking” inflation, and, on the other, taxes were being “rained down” on the people.
Fazl also slammed the new requirement of presenting the national identity card (CNIC) for purchases worth more than Rs50,000. He termed it a “foreign agenda”. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) was trying to gain access to the pockets of shopkeepers at every nook and corner, he warned.
The JUI-F chief further criticised the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), saying the anti-graft watchdog carried out accountability during the tenure of former president Pervez Musharraf and, at that time too, everyone knew of its character.