Siraj for unity among religious forces

LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Senator Sirajul Haq has stressed the need for unity in the religious forces to safeguard Islamic identity of Pakistan.

Addressing the Jamiat-e-Talaba Arabia congregation at Mansoora, Sirajul Haq said the colonial powers and international establishment were conspiring to undo the Islamic identity of this country and unfortunately, the country’s rulers were also advancing the enemy agenda.

He said the row between the state institutions on news leaks was due to the incompetence and mishandling of the issue by the government. He said the news leaks report was out a day before its being made public. He asked the interior minister to explain who was responsible for this lapse.

The JI chief impressed upon the religious leadership to sink their petty differences and unite on one platform. He said the safeguarding the country’s identity was far more important at this stage than the personal and party considerations. He said if the religious forces did not realise their original role at this juncture and stuck to their minor differences, the new generation of those loyal to the East India Company would not hesitate in playing with the country’s solidarity.

Sirajul Haq said the poor had always offered sacrifices for the country while the so-called elite had been compromising on vital national interests for personal gains. He said there was no obstacle in the unity of the religious forces as the common goal before them was the enforcement of the Shariah. He said the differences of Ulema always benefitted vested interests. He said the JIT investigations would reveal the rulers corruption.