FATF-related bills: JI chief holds PML-N, PPP responsible for passage

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Senator Sirajul Haq has held equally responsible the PML-N and the PPP for the passage of FATF related bills from the National Assembly and the Senate, saying the government and so-called mainstream opposition parties have surrendered the freedom of Pakistani nation before the international powers.

Addressing a sit-in in from of Punjab Chief Minister Secretariat 7 & 8 Club Road G.O.R-I here on Thursday, he said the entire FATF-related legislation based on the ill-attention and it would have dreadful impact on the future of the country.

He said the big political parties and powerful establishment appeared on the page in admitting defeat before the Indian backed international lobby which had been blaming Pakistan for sponsoring the terror activities in the world. He said nothing was precious for a nation than its self respect and dignity. But, he regretted, the rulers imposed on the country since its creation had never realized the true objective which was the base of Pakistan's independence. He said corrupt and west sponsored elite had been ruling over the country for decades.

Declaring the present regime as the most incapable in history of the country, Senator Siraj said the PTI disappointed the masses and deceived them in a way that was not witnessed earlier although former rulers were not less responsible for the destruction of the country.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2020