RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Muslim League (Ziaul Haq) chief and former Federal Minister Ijazul Haq on Friday urged all political parties to join hands to form an alliance to end politics of chaos and disunity in the country and take action against those responsible for May 9 incidents.

In a press conference, Ijazul Haq said that there was dire need to end political chaos in the country and put back the country on the path of development. For this, holding fair and free election is the only solution.

He said that PDM shifted the economy to ventilator in 16 months and there was a need to improve the economic conditions. He said that those political workers who did not join old and tested political parties had the option to join us and become part of our convoy. He said that we will meet party workers and leaders of Pakistan People’s Party and Jamaat-i-Islami regarding this alliance. Ideological relations are necessary to end the differences in Pakistan, he said.

“The events of May 9 have created distance; the enemy wanted to create more distance from the fifth generation war,” he said.

On this occasion, Former ISI chief Gen Hameed Gul’s son Abdullah Gul said there is a need to create stability in the country.

They said army personnel were giving sacrifices against terrorism. According to the caretaker prime minister, they said, incidents of terrorism had increased by 600pc in the country. They made it clear that people involved in the events of May 9 must be brought to justice immediately. If the people involved in the events of May 9 are not punished, elections will be difficult, they said.

Published in Dawn, January 13th, 2024