Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) has accused the Hub district administration of political victimization, threatening to “expose” the authorities if the names of two of the party’s workers are not immediately removed from the Fourth Schedule list.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, JUI Balochistan Provincial Supreme Council member Maulvi Muhammad Yaqoob Sasoli strongly condemned the inclusion of the names of Faqir Sikandar Ali Angaria and Winder’s brother Yusuf Khan, saying the action was based on “malice and political bias.”

Sasoli alleged that the move was made at the instigation of rival “local political figures” who were irked by the JUI workers’ protests on public issues. He claimed that these figures used the local Station House Officer (SHO) to get the “peaceful colleagues” added to the proscribed list.

He defended the JUI, describing it as a “peaceful political, social, religious, and parliamentary party” and stressed its historical commitment to constitutional methods and resolving public issues. Sasoli said that since the creation of Pakistan, the party has never supported any illegal, unconstitutional, sectarian, or racist activities.

“The JUI workers have neither bowed down to such clumsy tactics before, nor will they now,” the statement said, affirming that the party’s central and provincial leadership has been consulted on the matter. The JUI official issued a stern warning that if the administration does not remove the names, the party is prepared to take further action.