Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has said that mafias are running every major political party in the country except the JI, and the top tier leadership of these parties is disconnected from the problems faced by the ordinary citizens.
The JI chief expressed these views while addressing people during his visit to the JI’s membership camps in Malir and Keamari areas of Karachi on Sunday. He said the ruling political elite had little understanding of the hardships confronting the common people, including unemployment, inflation, inadequate public services and lack of access to quality education.
He maintained that vested interests and influential elite were dictating political decisions, preventing meaningful reforms and depriving citizens of their basic rights. The JI chief said the JI was the only political party consistently raising public issues and working at the grassroots level.
He added that the party not only organised Dars-e-Quran programmes but also offered skill-based courses and internship opportunities to equip young people with practical tools for personal and professional growth.
Rehman said a corrupt system continued to dominate the country’s affairs, enabling exploitation and deepening social inequalities. Referring to labour issues, he said that minimum wage laws were not being enforced and nearly 90 per cent of workers were employed through third-party contract systems, depriving them of security and fair benefits.
He criticised the Sindh government saying that despite the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) ruling the province for the past 18 years, Karachi remained deprived of its due share of resources. He stressed that education was not a priority for the country’s ruling elite and said it was the government’s responsibility to provide quality education and a uniform curriculum. He also urged the nation to reject divisions based on sectarian and ethnic identities, saying such divisions could not lead the country towards progress or prosperity.
