PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulama Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman Wednesdaysaid certain political parties had joined hands under an international conspiracy to sabotage the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) andthe Panama Papers issue was being orchestrated out of proportion.
Addressing an EId Milan party, Maulana Fazl, who is also Chairmanof the National Assembly’s Committee on Kashmir, said the Panama Papersissue was neither meant to eliminate corruption nor a move againstPrime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family, but a well-plannedconspiracy to disrupt the CPEC.
He said it was unfortunate that certain political parties were workingto target the elected leadership of the country under the garb of
Panama Papers.
The prime minister had the people’s mandate, which should be heldin esteem and respected for the continuity of the democratic system,he added.
The Maulana said it was for the courts to decide the issue andinterpret the law in that regard. However, no one other should bother
about the issue, he added.
He said,” We will not allow any conspiracy to destabilize thesystem and will frustrate all such tactics and designs.”The JUI-F chief said, “We will fully counter the Panama Papersconspiracy, besides creating awareness among the people about itsadverse impacts for the country.”
Maulana Fazlur Rehman said the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and PakistanPeoples Party, the political adversaries, had now joined hands to exploitthe Panama Papers issue, while showing no regard for the current regionalsituation.
China wanted to invest in Pakistan while some foreign countries werewas bent upon sabotaging the CPEC, which was tantamount to keeping thecountry under-developed forever.
He said the Jamiat-i-Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), being a democraticreligious party with deep roots among the people, would not allow
any political instability by frustrating international conspiracies.
Fazl asked the political parties to review their approach in orderto foil foreign conspiracies and work unitedly for the progress and prosperity of the country.
He said the Supreme Court had initially turned down the applicationpertaining to the Panama Papers case, which was now being played upout of proportions by certain political forces.