JI demands use of bio-metric system in by election

Lahore: Ameer, Jamaat e Islami, Pakistan, Senator Sirajul Haq, has reiterated his demand for  to use of the bio-metric system in the by-election in 246, Karachi to ensure free, fair and transparent elections.

Addressing a press conference at Mansoora on Sunday, he wondered if the government was so helpless that it could not arrange bio-metric system in a single constituency.

Sirajul Haq said that Karachi was the biggest city and the economic hub of the country, but an atmosphere of fear and insecurity prevailed in the city. He said that peace in Karachi was essential not only for the country but also for Muslim world.

The JI chief said that for the last 24 years, Karachi was in the control of the MQM. He said that some institutions of the state besides some world powers had played a dirty role in placing Karachi under the MQM control.

He said that Altaf Husain had once again attempted to prove that he could shut down the Karachi on a single call even now. However, he said, times had changed and Altaf Hussain’s’ words did not have much influence as in the past.

Sirajul Haq said that Altaf Husain, in his public address on Saturday, had apologized to the Establishment but he had not explained for what crimes, he was tendering an apology. He said the people of Karachi wanted the MQM leader to apologize for the lawyers’ murders on the 9^th of April, the burning alive of the Baldia Town factory workers and the assassination of journalist Wali Khan Babar.

However, he said that Altaf Hussain had not uttered a word against the criminals involved in these killings.

Senator Sirajul Haq said that the main issue of karachi was law and order. Small traders, lawyers and common citizens of Karachi were harassed and afraid. The media and the judiciary were also hostage. TV anchors dared not speak the truth nor the journalists could write true facts. He said if a lawyer picked up the courage to contest a case or a judge had the guts to decide a case honestly, he would be no more the next day.  However, he said he was a waiting the dawn of the day when peace was restored and even Altaf Husain could return to the city.

The JI chief said that hundreds of JI workers had been killed in Karachi and hundreds others had been injured but the JI had faced the situation with patience and did not take revenge. he said that the leaders who were under the impression that they were the rulers in Karachi, were tendering apologies to the establishment, when they should have apologized to the masses.

Sirajul Haq said that Allah Almighty had given the people of Karachi an opportunity and they should avail it for a change for their future generations and the future of the country. He said that the JI wanted the rule of merit and the law and not of individuals or parties.

Replying to a question, Sirajul Haq said that every individual or party had the right to contest election. However, he said that the MQM and the PTI had their elected representatives from Karachi, therefore, the masses should now give the right of representation to the JI. However, he added that the by-election in 246 would not affect the friendship between the two parties. He said that the JI was against status quo and on the side of truth.

The JI chief welcomed the visit of the Chinese President to the country. He said that the Pak- China friendship was everlasting and unparalleled. He said that friendship between the two countries was growing with every passing day. China was Pakistan’s trusted friend and had stood by this country in every difficulty. He disclosed that an agreement had been signed between the JI and China’s Nationalist party a few years ago and the two were abiding by that.