LAHORE: The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) has decided to take part in the sit-in to be staged by its ally, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), in Islamabad on May 11 on the issue of alleged rigging in last year’s general elections.
The decision came after PTI chief Imran Khan contacted JI emir Sirajul Haq by phone to invite the party to take part in the protest.
The JI discussed the invitation at a meeting during which a majority of the participants said there was no harm in participating in the sit-in, Jamaat secretary general Liaquat Baloch told Dawn on Saturday.
He said a delegation of the party, led by some senior leaders, would participate in the sit-in. “Our workers are at liberty to decide whether they should take part in the protest or not.”
Commenting on the PTI’s allegations about poll rigging, Mr Baloch said both the winners and losers seemed to be unsatisfied with the results of the elections.
According to another JI leader, the party’s delegation which would participate in the PTI protest would be led by its Naib Emir Mian Mohammad Aslam. “The emir and secretary general of the party will not take part in the sit-in.”



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Is this the biggest issue in the country right now ? How is KP doing under the PTI government. Has PTI solved problems of corruption, militancy, lack of education and health already ? .. incompetence.
All defeaters are looking for Martial Law, the only way to come into power. And everybody can smell the HAND behind them.
Rejected people like these brought our country to this level. Always becoming puppet in the hand of establishment and supporting establishment for its agenda.
@tshaikh I think its the biggest rather the only issue in Pakistan. Being from Pukhtoonkhwa myself, there is no issue in the province right now. Educational reforms have transform the province, no issue of corruption at the provincial level and guess what, Peshawar is all green due to the PTI green drive. No health issue I would say the province has become a paradise from Khan;s perspective but the trouble with Khan is that he always wears those dark black glasses which stops him seeing the real color and ground realities.
Last May, PTI was so obviously the most popular party of the masses that when people took to the streets to protest against rigging (the way people take to the streets to protest against load-shedding these days), everybody assumed that PTI had organized those protests! Of course not, their leader was hospitalized and their level of under-preparation was such that they didn't even have polling agents at many polling stations that day (many a common citizen volunteered to become a polling agent for PTI that day). When one day this country witnesses a free and fair electoral process, Imran Khan and his PTI will deserve all the credit. Just like Imran Khan and the international team of supporting captains he gathered deserves all the credit for bringing neutral umpiring to the world of cricket.
Even though I didn't cast my in the last elections but my family cast their vote in favor of Imran & Co. He is was very popular at that time but his performance is below par and I can guarantee that if he completes five years, he is not going to win again from that province. Two things which has approved to some level are corruption at Pathwari level and to some extent in the police. But Health & Education is just another story of sorry. There is on-going tussle between the secretaries and ministers. They are unable to create job opportunities in the province. They have failed to start any developing projects. Their attention to the police department is dismal and they haven't planned any strategy to deal with extremism and terrorism. I am not joking people (well educated) have already started missing ANP because they know how to play.....
It is the democratic right of IK to protest and I think he should as rigging won't take us anywhere but please don't derail the process which started 6 years back because you are not prepared to tackle it...Economy has started showing some good signs so please don't do anything unwise.....
@M. Saeed Awan Martial law is much better than PMN Govt. Go ahead PTI we are with You.
@tshaikh - How can you take corruption and rigging so lightly? If that is what they are out to do then it needs to be supported.
@Muzlee I am surprised there are people who still believe in kings , dictators and army generals. They want to rule by individual for may years instead of government selected by democracy. People of Pakistan created Dystopian society not politician because they don't believe in system and human freedom but they believe individuals.