PESHAWAR: Chief of his own faction of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F), Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that uplifting the economy of country will be a great challenge.
While addressing a ceremony in Peshawar on Saturday, he did not want to see his opponents his jail and desires that every politician should be out of jail.
Referring to statement of one of the ambassadors raising concerns over arrest of chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Fazlur Rehman said that he had remarked that what’s your opinion about sending other leader who remained three times country’s premier, behind the bars.
He made it clear that the party was not having any personal tussle with any stakeholder. However, there are differences in ideology.
The JUI-F chief bemoaned that the traders are facing severe economic hardships, adding that the people were staging protests against the inflated power bills.
He lashed out at the interim government, saying, “The interim government has nothing to do.”
Meanwhile, while addressing a press conference in Faisalabad, Fazlur Rehman said that his party will welcome Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif on his return.
He said: “We have made no contacts on the return of Nawaz Sharif to the country. Nawaz Sharif has the right to return and do politics.”
“The PML-N knows that Nawaz Sharif will return to the country with an organised plan,” he added.
Speaking about the merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata), Rehman said: “No benefits have been reaped for the people with the merger of Fata.”
“No single candidate can run the election campaign in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.”
