SUKKUR: Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, deputy chairman of Senate and general secretary of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), demanded on Sunday that the committee formed by the government to fix responsibility for change in Khatm-i-Nabuwwat law should declare its report and those involved in the conspiracy should be punished.

The parliament had struck a slap on the faces of the people behind the conspiracy by restoring section-74(b) and 74(c) on Khatm-i-Nabuwwat to its original form, he said while talking to journalists in Jacobabad.

He said the JUI-F took full advantage of its presence in the parliament and tried its hardest to get the two sections restored to their original forms.

“In case we had failed in the parliament then the JUI-F would also have taken to the streets and held sit-ins,” he said.

He said that not only the affidavit had been restored to its original shape but it had also been made much stronger than it had been before and it had been ensured that nobody could hatch any conspiracy against it in future.

He demanded the committee formed about change in Khatm-i-Nabuwwat law should declare its report and those who were found involved in the conspiracy should be punished.

The Maulana said that the parliament must complete its constitutional tenure and elections be held on time.

About controversy over census results, he said reservations of the provinces should be removed and new delimitations should be carried out. Balochistan being the largest province of the country should have one seat of National Assembly for every district, he said.

He strongly condemned the shameful incident in which a teenage girl was paraded naked in Dera Ismail Khan and demanded stern action against those involved in it and justice to the victim and her family.

He demanded the institutions responsible for eradication of corruption should carry out accountability of every individual without discrimination because corruption was a serious malaise which had plagued all sections of government and society and rendered them weak from within.

He said that people of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) should be provided freedom to take a decision about their future.

If people wanted a separate province it should be given to them and if they wanted to merge into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa they should be free to do so, he said.

The Maulana said that the decision to restore Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal had been made in principle and its announcement would be made in December. He hoped all religious parties would contests next elections jointly from one platform.

JUI-F leaders Dr A.G. Ansari, Agha Ayub Shah, Hafiz Khalil Ahmed, Maulana Ghulamullah Halejvi, Hafiz Mir Muhammad Banglani, Hamadullah Ansari and others were also present on the occasion.

Published in Dawn, November 20th, 2017