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The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka
The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an
independentbranch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores...
(JI) is to enter an alliance with the Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is
Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central...
, a senior party leader told Dawn.com.
The party's Majlis-e-Amla is going to have a meeting later in the evening today with members of the PTI which includes newly won candidate from NA-5 Pervaiz Khattak and PTI's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa president Asad Qaiser.
There are reports that Maulana Fazlur Rehman
Deobandi holy man, known as
Mullah Dieselduring the war against the Soviets, his sympathies for the Taliban have never been tempered by honesty ...
was in contact with both JI and Pakistain Mohammedan League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders to form a government in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, following staunch rivalry against Imran Khan
... aka
Taliban Khan, who ain't the brightest knife in the national drawer...
But JI sources said that it is most likely to be part of PTI formed government. "JI has nothing against Maulana Fazlur Rehman but it would be unfair on PTI if they are not allowed to form a government after winning majority of the seats in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa."
PML-N Punjab President Shahbaz Sharif has also said that his party supports the formation of a PTI government in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
But JI is equally going to be helping itself more than PTI by forming a coalition.
"We weren't part of the previous elections in 2008, and the best way to come back in politics is to be either actively involved as opposition or be part of the government. JI leaders feel that by joining hands with PTI in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, it will revive its chances of doing better in the next elections." the JI source added.
JI won seven provincial seats in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and three NA seats.
"We are not in a bargaining position with the PTI for the KPK government because our numbers of seats are few, but PTI realises that it does need JI to deal with the Taliban in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. PTI will also need the more experienced JI leaders in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa who are aware of the matters of the province and can help Imran with the governance there." According to the JI source.
JI leaders are disappointed with election outcome by not being able to bag as many seats as they would have wanted to have a stronger influence in the ongoing politics, and they partially blame the PTI for it. "If PTI had collaborated with JI before the elections, PML-N wouldn't have won with a huge margin in Punjab. It was a loss for both PTI and JI" the source said. "PML-N too knows that if JI and PTI were together the Sharif's would have never crossed hundred seats in the national assembly" He added.
The source also suggests that JI will support PTI to form an opposition party against PML-N, since PTI still hasn't got enough seats to form the leading opposition party in the national assembly. "We will monitor PML-N's policies regarding the United States and India, but most likely we are going to be part of the opposition in the national assembly."