QUETTA: Jamaat-i-Islami emir Senator Sirajul Haq said on Tuesday that people had voted for the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) in a hope to see an improvement in their lives, but the party had failed to bring any change in any sector during its four months in power.

Speaking at a press conference here, he said instead of bringing happiness in people’s lives the PTI government has increased prices of oil, gas, and electricity and raised taxes.

“Questions are being raised about PTI government’s performance,” Senator Haq said.

He said the Transparency International has reported that 68 per cent corruption has been reported in the works and services department of Balochistan.

Seeks major share for Balochistan in CPEC

He said Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani had himself expressed dissatisfaction over the performance of his government.

Talking about the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the JI chief said Balochistan had been deprived of benefits of mega projects and today the provincial government was raising questions over the share of Balochistan in CPEC projects.

“Balochistan should be given major share in the CPEC,” he said and added that local fishermen in the port city of Gwadar had been protesting for long for their demands.

Mr Haq accused Indian agencies of being involved in incidents of terrorism in Balochistan. The arrest of Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav had proved India’s involvement in terrorist activities in Pakistan, he added.

He criticised the government for what he called not taking any step for the release of Dr Afia Siddiqui from jail in the United States.

The JI chief also blamed the PTI government for the acquittal of Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman, in a blasphemy case.

Published in Dawn, December 19th, 2018