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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) chief Sirajul Haq
...current head of the Pak Jamaat-e-Islami. Siraj was born in 1962 and entered politics shortly after that...on Monday said that the new government, likely of 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....
(PTI), should be given a chance to play their due role.
The JI emir, while addressing a presser in Lahore, struck a contrasting tone to that of his fellow Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) leader Fazalur Rehman, who has rejected the result of the July 25 elections, floated the idea of not taking oath and may even push for fresh polls.
Haq today said that the party wants continuation of democracy and supremacy of the parliament. He termed the holding of the elections a welcome sign but rued that some measures (or their lack thereof) dented the entire polling process.
As a result, he said, the Election Commission of Pakistain (ECP) and the caretaker setup find themselves in a defensive position.
Showing his support for the next government, Haq said, "We want to give a chance to the newly elected government for the sake of the continuation of democracy."
Presuming that the PTI is going to form the next government, Haq reminded Imran Khan
... aka
Taliban Khan, who isn't your heaviest-duty thinker, maybe not even among the top five...
of his promises that he would create 10 million jobs, five million houses and help Pakistain break free from the International Monitory Fund (IMF) and the World Bank's (WB) loans.