LAHORE: The Jamaat-i-Islami complains as it has not been taken on board by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on latter's proposed Aug 14 long march on Islamabad, it is not going to join the same.

"As the PTI has neither consulted us on its proposed protest plan (in Islamabad on Aug 14) nor invited us to join so there is no question of even our symbolic participation in it," Punjab JI President Dr Waseem Akhtar told reporters here on Wednesday.

He said the JI was disinterested in the movements being launched both by the PTI and the Pakistan Awami Tehreek as these lacked a roadmap for the post-government scenario. He said it seemed Imran Khan wanted a solo flight and was not in favour of sharing power with any other party unless polls results forced him to do so.


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Dr Akhtar justified PTI's demand for verifying thumb impressions of voters in four National Assembly constituencies.

Besides "routine" rigging by the contestants, he alleged, results were also manipulated by those who matter as the future prime minister was decided by these forces even before the polls.

"There has always been guided politics in the country," said the leaderof JI, which is considered by many as the B team of the establishment.

Published in Dawn, July 10th, 2014

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