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| JI men as Zakat committee chairmen under fire in PA |
| 2014-05-13 |
| [DAWN] The opposition politicians in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central... Assembly on Monday lashed out at the provincial government for appointing only Jamaat-e-Islami ... 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... activists as chairmen of district Zakat committees and local Zakat committees across the province.They questioned the appointment of the chairmen of Zakat committees, saying only JI workers have been appointed to the posts ignoring other competent people only because they have no affiliation with JI. Currently, the Zakat and Ushr portfolio is with JI.Debate on the Zakat committee appointments began after MPA Mohammad Ali Shah Bacha moved an adjournment motion in the house. The MPA said merit had been violated in the said appointments. "Only workers of a particular political party have been appointed chairmen of the district Zakat committees and local Zakat committees across the province," he said. Mr Bacha later told Dawn that of the 25 chairmen of the district Zakat committees, 23 belonged to JI and the rest to the ruling 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.... . He told the house that the local MPAs, MNAs and elders of the respective areas were not taken into confidence on the appointment of the heads of Zakat committees at district and local levels. "Tell me if only the Jamaat-e-Islami workers fulfil the criteria for such appointments," he said while gesturing to provincial Zakat and Ushr minister Habibur Rehman. The MPA urged the minister to pronounce that he doesn't want to see people other than his party members in Zakat committees. "Zakat is being used for political gains," he said, adding that even government servants were appointed to local Zakat committees. |
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