...the political wing of the Pak Taliban...
-Fazl (JUI-F) chief 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...
on Sunday reiterated the demand for new elections and warned the government that if it turned down his demands, it would have to deal with harsh circumstances.
Fazl was addressing a presser where he lashed out at the government.
"Our economy is in its worst condition," he said. "Unemployment is on the rise and people have lost the power to spend."
Fazl said that institutions had lost their ability to produce. He said that the business community was concerned while hundreds of thousands were becoming unemployed.
The JUI-F chief said that elections were the only way forward for the country.
"New elections must be held across the country," he said. "Our protests in certain areas of the country is going on."
Fazl criticised Prime Minister Imran and said that the government was a mafia.
"He [Prime Minister Imran] refers to others as a mafia whereas he and others are a mafia themselves," he said.
He said that the Azadi March had united the entire country and brought it on one common platform. Fazl was of the view that the incumbent government was an inept one and that Pakistain needed a strong political system.
"The Azadi March was a historic event. Its effects are still being felt in Pak politics," said Fazl.
The JUI-F chief said that his party had decided to be the spokesperson of the poor in the country.
Fazl said that Pakistain's foreign policy had performed poorly and as a result, Pakistain stood alone in the world.
"Our friends are even not willing to stand with us," he said.
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