JI to fight injustice without turning to ethnic agendas: Hafiz Naeem

LAHORE: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Sunday vowed that JI would

continue raising its voice against all forms of oppression while avoiding ethnic or nationalist

politics.

Addressing participants of JI’s Ijtima-i-Aam at Minar-i-Pakistan, Naeem said the global system of

injustice must come to an end, stressing that massacres in Palestine and exploitation by Western

powers demanded unified resistance.

He said it was the fundamental responsibility of Islamic movements to unite oppressed

communities across the world — Muslim and non-Muslim alike.

Hafiz Naeem urged his supporters to stand with people suffering under an unfair system, stating

that humanity was in distress because power rested in the hands of a few. He added that while

the party had never avoided local political struggles, it remained committed to a non-ethnic, non-

divisive approach.

“We will not pit provinces against one another. We will not allow Balochistan to be turned against

Punjab, or Khyber Pakhtunkhwa against Sindh,” he said, warning that popular slogans often led

political groups towards ethnic nationalism.

Commenting on Pakistan’s political situation, the JI chief said that until the announcement of

general elections, no JI candidate would participate in any electoral process. He also demanded

the release of all political prisoners.

Presenting what he described as the party’s future roadmap, Hafiz Naeem said one clear

objective was to continue striving for the supremacy of Islam. “We will protect the faith until our

last breath. Establishing Allah’s system on earth is our duty, and mixing any other system with it

amounts to shirk (Polytheism),” he said.

He called for discipline within the party, saying that movements without discipline “dissolve into

the air.” He urged all supporters to offer prayers (Namaz) regularly. Pakistan belonged to the

people — not to feudal lords or powerful elites, he added. Agencies