Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman claimed late on Saturday that the PTI was ready to dissolve its Khyber Pakhtunkhwa authorities and resign from all assemblies for contemporary elections.
“This is a positive approach and we welcome it,” Fazl informed reporters at his residence in Islamabad.
The PTI or any chief didn’t handle or touch upon the declare on social media as of Saturday evening.
He additionally reported progress in contacts with the PTI and mentioned his social gathering shaped a committee for formal negotiations to bury the hatchet.
“PTI and JUI had a bitter past and normalisation is a priority for future cooperation. This will lay the foundation for moving ahead,” he mentioned.
He detailed that senior chief Kamran Murtaza would lead the committee whereas different members can be Maulana Lutfur Rehman, Fazal Ghafoor, Maulana Amjad and Fazal Ghafoor.
Fazl blasted the federal government for protecting PTI founder Imran Khan and different social gathering leaders in jail.
He additionally reiterated his opposition to Operation Azm-i-Istehkam and claimed the individuals didn’t help it as they’d suffered lots due to earlier navy operations.
“People will not leave their houses again as they had to flee Swat and tribal areas due to operations and would live in camps,” he recalled.
Fazl known as on the institution to evaluation its insurance policies, saying the nation couldn’t proceed to run if the present scenario prevailed.
“They (the establishment) have no capability to deal with political matters. They want to make the Parliament and civil institutions as slaves and elected representatives as their servants,” he mentioned.
“If you want to impose an emergency, launch parties of your own choice and make the Parliament subservient, we will not allow this,” he asserted.
Addressing the institution, Fazl mentioned: “You are creating a situation like Bangladesh in two provinces (KP and Balochistan) to separate from the country. The situation is now out of your hands and control. Martial law and emergency will not work now.”
Afghanistan visit
The JUI-F chief also referred to his visit to Afghanistan in January and said he had received assurance from the Afghan leadership on several issues, including suggestions to resolve the issue of violence.
“Our people lost what I had achieved during my visit to Afghanistan,” he rued.
The JUI-F chief announced a series of gatherings in the coming weeks as part of public mobilisations, including a farmers’ convention in Mardan and traders gathering in Peshawar.