Express News screengrab from Sirajul Haq's oath taking ceremony on April 9 in Mansoora.
In a self-deprecating and humble speech, Haq said that he was not in any way better than Syed Munawar Hasan, the man who he takes over from as the JI chief. “There are many individuals here who are more qualified than me for this position,” he said. “I was given this burden by the members of the Jamaat, which is why I have accepted this responsibility.”
A senior Minister of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) assembly, the 52-year-old Haq previously held the position of Deputy Chief of JI, and is the second party Ameer from K-P – the first being the late Qazi Hussain Ahmed, who took charge in 1987.
Sirajul Haq was elected on March 30 with 25,533 members of the party casting their vote in secret balloting, and was chosen over nominees that included the incumbent Munawar Hasan and Liaquat Baloch to lead the party for the next five years. With this change, Syed Munawar Hasan becomes the first JI Ameer who has been unable to secure a second term in office.
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Agar Saraj sb. nay bhe pak army say panga lyaa to 5 years guzarna mushkil hogayngay, !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Any how we pray for Pakistan, JI & also pak army (because I also don't want to take panga with Army)
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I saw him travelling in Economy Class of PIA domestic flight. Simple Life Style. Lets see how he moves on...
Though my parents supported Maududi's JI, I disagree with Jamaat because after his death it hasn't been able to produce a single religious scholar. Above that it has taken a turn to extremism. May Allah save Pakistan from extremist.
Why is this news? If it weren’t for these disproportionate media stories no one would know about JI. Certainly the people have stopped giving this group any importance for a long time now.
Congrats... very honest and humble human being