Sirajul Haq. PHOTO: INP/ FILE
SHERGARH:
Senior minister Sirajul Haq of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) on Friday said his party would ensure implementation of Islamic Shariah across the country if given full mandate.
Addressing an Iftar party, Haq claimed JI joined hands with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) at the provincial level after much deliberation. He added providing justice to the people at their doorstep and bringing change in the lives of the poor was a common agenda of both parties.
Haq maintained the process of change had already been started by the government in official departments and that if his party is given full mandate it would implement Islamic Shariah across the country.
The finance minister also said JI would continue to fight against corruption, adding the provincial government was working on war footing against the menace.
Also speaking on the occasion, JI’s candidate for by-polls in PK-27 Fazal Rabbani said his party would vote for the most suitable candidate in the presidential elections. He added Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) deserved to be given the slot of the president as the prime minister is from Punjab and the incumbent president is from Sindh.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 28th, 2013.
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Well than dont give them a full mandate.
Sharia isn't applicable to pakistan since it has different culture, ethnicity and languages. also pakistan was not envisioned on the sharia model but democracy by secular, liberal jinnah. so please stop dreaming about it cause this country is already in mess of religious extremism.
@Rational:
"The purpose of Pakistan was to provide a country for various minorities to practice their religion freely whichever way the interpret it"
That is a blatant lie. If the only reason for the Partition was to uphold minority rights to their chosen faith, there was no reason for the Partition from a secular democratic political system, that is, India.
Pakistanis should elect these mullahs to complete the promise of the Partition that Pakistan would be a savior of Islam and become a pure Islamic state. Muslisms who sacrificed to form Pakistan deserve nothing less.
dont make pakistan another Egypt....JI leaders should be treated in a similar way what the bangladesh govt did...for involving pakistan in Afghanistan in so call jehad during ZIA govt
May that dark day never dawn.
@All.. Who are against Sharia... If you don't want the Sharia of JI then which is the interpretation of Sharia in your laws? Everyone has to appear before Allah one day if you are Muslim believers..
Mr. Sirajul Haq - why you wear spectacles invented by western non-believers. Desist using cars, trains, medicines and all those invented by islam enemies. Your friends Taliban and TTP use only western arms to kill Muslims.
Why wait for the full mandate ? You do not need permission to do Allah's work. do you ?
The purpose of Pakistan was to provide a country for various minorities to practice their religion freely whichever way the interpret it, not sharia law aka shoving down ur own interpretation of islam down someones throat..so no to sharia law! this fundamentalist sentiment has killed so many ppl already. Sharia law these days has become another excuse to exploit people in the name of God, bringing shame to a tolerant religion, and consequently to the tolerant muslims worldwide who form a majority.
Please do that. So that the purpose for which Pakistan came into existence could be fulfilled.
Did anyone notice that the goal of the JI is the same goal as the TTP?...JI leader munawar Hassan is a closet supporter of these terrorist that are killing Pakistanis everyday...his message is the same as known terrorist groups Hesbolah, Hamas and TTP...this is the major enemy within that people talk about but no one does anything about...when you eliminate the takferi leaders in the JI you will begin to eliminate terroriist killings in Pakistan...
Looks like a race to the bottom.
Next time I'll vote for JI insha ALLAH.
Please do that. Pakistan came into existence for the implementation of the Shariah. Please take it there so that the purpose could be served.
Good. May Allah help you in this. IA it will happen soon.
Sorry but I don't want Jamiat's or anyone else's interpretation of Sharia law. Thanks but no thanks.
Go to saudi and take your shariah with you.
Please No Jamaat Islami fabricated Islamic law. Already kpk is burning due to one group of Muslims trying to impose sharia