Form 47 ‘rulers cannot bring about meaningful change’

LAHORE: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has urged state institutions to revisit their conduct of imposing corrupt elements on the people, stating that rulers brought through Form 47 cannot bring meaningful change.

Addressing the participants of JI central training workshop at Mansoorah on Thursday, he criticised both the government and opposition parties for engaging in a contest of flattery toward US President Donald Trump, adding that a key backer of Zionist aggression in Gaza has now been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.

Rehman said that the PPP no longer represents the public but continues its rule in Sindh due to establishment support. “All lost seats in Karachi were handed over to the PPP and MQM. Without institutional support, PPP could not have secured the mayor’s office in Karachi,” he remarked.

He highlighted the long-standing deprivation faced by the people of Sindh under PPP rule, noting that despite an education budget of over Rs450 billion, education in the province is in ruins. “More than 10 million children are out of school, and there are fake recruitments in educational institutions,” he said.

Rehman emphasised that unlike family-run political dynasties or sect-based religious parties, Jamaat-i-Islami is a movement free of ethnic, provincial, or sectarian prejudice and is devoted to the establishment of Islamic values.

“In our view, politics is a form of worship. We are uniting people for peace, development, prosperity, and the implementation of Islamic governance,” he said.

Questioning the integrity of the current political elite, he asked, “Should politicians involved in the buying and selling of MNAs and MPAs be considered great

leaders?”