JI chief happy of completion of govt term

LAHORE: Ameer, Jamaat e Islami, Pakistan, Senator Sirjaul Haq, has said that the completion of the terms of the federal and the provincial governments was a good omen for democracy but the elected rulers had not been able to improve the lot of the common man.

Speaking at the Iftar dinner hosted in his honour by traders body SAIBAN, he said that the while the bank balances, mills and factories and properties of the elite had increased several times, the plight of the man in the street had not improved. He said that the masses would hold the accountability of the rulers on the basis of their performance. Large number of traders and businessmen attended the function. JI deputy Secretary General Azhar Iqbal Hasan, Mohammad Azam Cheema and Malik Shamshad Husain were also present.

Sirajul Haq said that the democratic system could be strengthened only through democratic behavior. He said that political harmony was lacking in the country because of the governments of different parties in the provinces.

He said the government had not taken any step towards welfare state and the problems of the masses had remained unsolved during the last five years.

He said that although the governments had completed their tenure, they had not fulfilled any of their election promises. Load shedding was still continuing and the government had secured record amount of loans thus mortgaging the nation and the country.

At present, every citizen was under debt to the tune of Rs. 1.30 lakh while the government was still looking for more loans.

The JI chief said that India had been continuously committing water aggression by building dams and diverting Pakistan’s share of water. He said that the flow of water in Ravi and Sutlej had totally stopped and the country was heading for a serious water crisis. He said if new dams and reservoirs were not built and India’s water aggression was not checked, Pakistan would be facing drought within a few years which would not only hit agriculture but also industry.

Sirzajul Haq said that although the PML(N) government was completing its term, like the PPP, it too had not made any serious effort for the release of Dr Aafia Siddiqui.