JI chief says govt ‘failed to deliver’ in first year

Maintains people are hopeless as protests are being staged by different sections of society

QUETTA: Balochistan Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) amir Maulana Abdul Haque Hashmi has said that the federal and provincial governments have failed to deliver in the first year as they kept promising the public instead of addressing their issues.

Addressing media at Quetta press club, Hashmi said, “Issues of Balochistan need to be addressed on priority. We are going to stage a march on September 15 to highlight the issues of the province and for their solution”.

Hidayatur Rehman Baloch, Zahid Akhtar Baloch, Abdul Kabir Shakir, Hafiz Noor Ali, Abdul Mansoori and Abdul Wali Shakir were present on the occasion.

Hashmi said that present government had completed one year in power but failed to deliver even on a single promise, which was a rare example in 70 years.

“People are hopeless as protests are being staged by different sections of society. Inflation rate suggests that the government has completely failed to deliver,” he remarked.

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Criticising the government, he said that the authorities had failed to ensure law and order in the province and tribal feuds were on the rise.

“Government has no plans for future as to how to include the youth in the development programme. It is important that the issues are taken seriously,” he warned.

The JI chief noted that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf did not provide any relief to the people despite its tall claims.

“The present regime is the only one in the 70 years of history that does not have any vision nor the courage to solve the problems of the common man,” he observed.

Hashmi said that the authorities were paying no heed towards solving the issues of Balochistan.

Highlighting the problems of the residents of Quetta, the JI amir lamented that the infrastructure of the city needed to be worked on.

“A well-planned and comprehensive strategy is required to solve water supply, gas, sanitation, road network, traffic jam, and security problems,” he said.

He further said, “Every new government criticised its predecessor but did not take steps to solve the issues”.