Corruption is a bigger threat than Daesh:Sirajul Haq

Lahore: Ameer, Jamaat e Islami, Pakistan, Senator Sirajul Haq has said that corruption was a bigger threat than Daesh and the organization set up to wipe out corruption had also been found involved in the menace.

Talking to the media after the opening session of the JI central Shoora at Mansoora , he said that if the plunder to the tune of Rs. 12 billion daily was controlled, the country could be freed from the problems of poverty, lawlessness besides foreign and domestic loans.

The JI chief said that if the Governor rule was imposed in Sindh, the matter would not end there. He said, the centre and the Sindh government had made Karachi operation a matter of prestige due to which the people of Karachi were suffering and it was feared that the gains made so far would go waste.

Sirajul Haq said that NAB had failed to check corruption and recover the plundered public money from the corrupt. For instance, he said, there had been plunder of more than Rs. 10 trillion from departments of electricity and gas but NAB could recover Rs. Five billion only.

“You don’t need tanks or guns to control corruption. All you require is correct information about people involved in the menace and stringent action against the corrupt.” he said. He however added that the organization and the people deputed to wipe out corruption must prove themselves a model of integrity and honesty and added that the JI would soon launch a drive against corruption.

Earlier, in his address to the JI central Shoora, Sirajul Haq said that the world powers were amassing arms and ammunition in Afghanistan instead of providing the Afghan people with bread, book and pen. He said previously, there were two players in the game but now the whole world was bent upon destroying Afghanistan.

However, he said, that Army Chief’s visit to Kabul would strengthen the efforts for peace between the two countries and it was hoped that Pak- Afghan talks for peace would bear fruit. He said if talks between Afghan Taliban and the Afghan government were successful, this would bring peace in this country and support efforts for development and prosperity in the region.

Senator Sirajul Haq said that several foreign powers were out to sabotage the China Pakistan Economic Corridor project and it was a test for Islamabad to carry the project ahead saving it from internal dissent. The federal government should remove the reservations of the smaller provinces on this score, he added. He said the people of Khyber P. wanted not a road but industrial zones and the federal government should show flexibility in this respect.

He said the election system of the country had become a game of wealth and billions were spent to secure a Senate seat in violation of the election rules. He said if the Election Commission was unable to enforce its present rulers and regulations, any electoral reforms would also go waste.