Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan Sira-ul-Haq has urged upon the ruling government to step back from their red line and hold elections as it is the only way to bring political stability to Pakistan.While speaking to a private TV channel program he stated that 90-day time has already passed and according to the constitution the government must hold an election. “As a stakeholder, Jamaat-e-Islami wants to participate in the elections,” Sirajul Haq said. Sirajul Haq said that the politicians and ruling government must follow the constitution, adding that the clashes with the institutions will never be beneficial for anyone.He said that as a citizen and party responsible, he is making efforts, and three institutions must remain impartial; otherwise, it will be difficult to save democracy and politics.

The JI chief said that decisions related to the fate of the nation cannot be taken behind closed doors. He added that JI wants peaceful elections as the country belongs to the whole nation but not to a single political party.It was worth mentioned here that Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) announced on Sunday it would host an all parties conference (APC) after Eidul Fitr to develop consensus on same-day elections.JI leadership has already initiated spadework for the much-needed APC as its Ameer Sirajul Haq called on Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday.

In the meetings, the JI Ameer had proposed that the APC would be held on one-point agenda developing consensus on holding general elections across the country on the same day. JI sources disclosed that the party believed that elections on different dates were not in the national interest and both the government and the opposition should find a middle-ground. The JI leadership is of the view that the APC would help melt ice and ease tension between the government and the opposition. It will also provide an opportunity for convincing the government to agree to a date before October, and the PTI after May.

In order to materialise the proposal of holding APC after the Eid holidays, both the government and the PTI have constituted committees to deliberate with the JI leadership on the proposal. The PTI announced the constitution of a three-member committee, comprising Pervaiz Khatak, Senator Ejaz Chaudhry and Mahmoodur Rasheed, which would engage with the JI under the “framework of the Constitution” for general elections in the country.

On the other hand, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has also given green signal to Khawaja Saad Rafiq and Sardar Ayaz Sadiq to hold dialogue with the JI leadership on the APC issue. In a statement on Sunday, JI Ameer said that neither the Supreme Court nor the establishment could resolve the election-related issue. “Superior judiciary should give chance to politician to resolve their issues,” he said.

“All institutions should remain neutral of the elections,” he continued. “Political parties should come forward for a dialogue to end the current political crisis in the country,” he added. The JI chief warned that the ongoing situation had created a “poisonous polarisation among the masses”. He said that it was very unfortunate that the people could predict court verdicts by the names of judge, as they knew which judge belonged to which side.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan-INP