PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has congratulated the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa senior minister Sirajul Haq upon his election as chief of Jamaat-I-Islami and hoped that he will fulfill his new assignment to the best of his abilities.

In a statement issued by the PTI, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa media cell here on Sunday, he said that Mr Siraj was an honest, dedicated and clean person and his elevation to the top post would leave far-reaching impact on the national politics.

Mr Khan also congratulated the workers of Jamaat-i-Islami for holding transparent party elections and electing their chief in a democratic way. Mr Haq’s election will augur well for the party as well as for the people, maintained the PTI chief.

Mr Khan said that holding internal party elections was a step designed to instill spirit of democracy, and that the exercise will make the JI stronger.

PTI general secretary Shireen Mazari also felicitated the new JI chief and hoped that his election was a welcome development and was a democratic trend that would positively impact national political affairs.