CHITRAL: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Sirajul Haq has castigated the government for its silence over the Palestine issue, saying the next targets of Israel are Arab countries and Pakistan.

Addressing a workers convention here on Wednesday, he said that Israel crossed all limits of barbarism and brutality in Gaza with the full support of America.

He said that no Muslim country came forward boldly to side with the Palestinian freedom fighters.

“Are the Shaheen, Ghori, Hataf and Ghaznavi missiles are meant to be kept in a museum or they should be used against the deadliest enemy of Islam at this time of urgency in Palestine,” he questioned.

JI chief flays rulers for their silence over Palestine issue

Mr Haq said that the world would not have seen the burning of Palestine and suffering of its people if Jamaat-i-Islami was in power. He said that Palestinians were without food, water and medicines as their land was turned into Karbala.

He asked political leadership of the country to unite against Zionists.

He said that JI had constituted ‘National Palestine Council’ consisting of mainstream political parties including PML-N, PTI, PPP, JUI-F and ANP. He said that the council should be extended to district level.

The JI chief appealed to people to contribute to the fund raising campaign being launched on the upcoming Friday to help their Palestine brethren, who were in dire need of finances.

“All the major political parties have come to power time and again but each time they have disappointed people. Let JI be put to test by giving it a chance to prove its mettle,” he said. He added that by giving donations, people showed their trust in JI due and its honest leadership so they should also vote for the party as well.

On the occasion, scores of people associated with different political parties including PTI, PPP, PML-N, JUIF and ANP in different villages of the district announced to join JI.

Mr Haq welcomed and garlanded the newcomers and hoped that they would play their role in strengthening the party in the district.

Earlier, the convention was addressed by former district nazim Maghfirat Shah, former MNA from Chitral Maulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali, JI district emir Maulana Jamshed Ahmed and provincial deputy secretary Maulana Hedayatullah.

Published in Dawn, October 19th, 2023