Ulemas on Punjab govt payroll announce their support for Ayaz Sadiq

Lahore: Central leader of Pakistan Muslim League-N and Member National Assembly Hamza Shahbaz while talking to Ulema of various schools of thought and religious leaders thanked them for their unconditional support to Pakistan Muslim League-N candidates in NA-122 and PP-147 and said that politics of allegations and lies will end on October 11 and the journey of progress and prosperity of the country will continue under the leadership of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif.

He said that Ulema has rendered invaluable services and will display unity for coping with the challenges being faced by the country. He said that PML-N leadership has always observed norms of decency whereas the other party is involved in allegations and mudslinging.

Replying to a question, Hamza Shahbaz said that Jehangir Tareen got loan of crores of rupees written off during Musharraf era while Aleem Khan belongs to qabza group who made a plea bargain with NAB but did not deposit the money. He said that in the contest between qabza and jazba, qabza will be buried. Hamza Shehbaz said that Ulema has announced to fully participate in the election campaign of Sirdar Ayaz Sadiq and Mian Mohsin Latif in NA-122 as they are satisfied with the performance of present government.

Earlier, Hamza Shahbaz during a meeting held under the leadership of Khateeb Badshahi Masjid Maulana Abdul Khabeer Azad, Maulana Saif-ud-Din Saif, Maulana Amjad Khan, Maulana Zubair Ahmed Zaheer, Dr. Munawar Chand, Allama Mehdi Hassan, Abdul Wahab Ropari, Mufti Ashiq Hussain, Mosa Bin Naqvi and other Ulema described the election in NA-122 as a war between truth and falsehood as on the one hand there is a leadership which is committed to Islam while on the other hand there are elements which promoted indecency in Islamabad for 126 days. They said that Ulema have decided to support PML-N and they are confident that it will succeed.

Hamza Shahbaz thanked the participants and said that it is not time for politics but to work for progress and prosperity of the country. He said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is making all out efforts for the development of the country and national leadership is moving forward with sincerity and will be able to overcome all challenges before 2018. Sirdar Janam Singh while speaking in Punjabi appreciated the services of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and his family for Pakistan. At the end of the meeting, Ulema offered Maghrib prayer.