PESHAWAR, Jan 23: The provincial chief of Jamaat-i-Islami, Prof Mohammad Ibrahim Khan, while holding the US responsible for the current crisis in the region, said that the America was harbouring terrorist organizations and anti-Muslim forces across the world.

Speaking at a public meeting here on Wednesday, he said that the Muslims were the victims and not the terrorists as being painted by the West and the US.

Expressing concern over the prevailing situation, the JI leader said that the government policies were creating uncertainty among the masses, adding that the regime had failed to address a single vital national issue.

He said India had put its forces on high alert and deployed army on the eastern borders while the government was busy in arresting politicians. The government, he alleged, had put the country’s security at stake and was following the US agenda.

The JI leader asked President Musharraf to tender resignation and hand over powers to an interim government to hold general elections in the country.

He also demanded restoration of fundamental rights of the people and release of Qazi Hussain Ahmad and Maulana Fazlur Rehman.