Quetta: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that reasonable political and economic situation in country was possible if all institutions work within their constitutional limits.

“Any change in attitudes of institutions should be in line with Constitution. It shouldn’t be like ‘I’m neutral and I’m not neutral’,” he stated while addressing reception here.

“Everyone has to work together to restore peace in country so that economic goals could be achieved. JUI as per its manifesto considers every province owner of its resources,” he pointed out.

“In order to save state of Pakistan, rights of small provinces have to be accepted. Peace is indispensable for national stability. A comprehensive policy has to be formulated to make Pakistan stand on its own feet,” he stressed. “It is practically impossible to create new social contract. International institutions have taken away political and economic liberties of people. Holy Quran is greatest guarantor of human rights. World powers have set standard of democracy according to their own likings,” he remarked. “We had already decided apolitical role of Army. In our opinion all citizens of Pakistan are equal. Announcement of becoming neutral is good to feel, but it needs implementation,” he said. “In past, India’s attitude was cooperative, but that is not case anymore. Pakistan is economically weak and therefore it is not capable of fighting war,” he maintained.

“Army is an institution of country and we do not have fight with it. Neutrality can be maintained if there is balance between institutions,” he pointed out.

“Pakistan-China friendship was sabotaged in 2014 when it turned into an economic partnership. At that time, Pakistan had become isolated. We also need to review our relations with Iran and Afghanistan,” he added.

Published in The Daily National Courier, December, 10 2022

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