Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Emir Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman has warned the ruling elite that blocking democratic pathways and branding political dissent as treason will not resolve the country’s deepening crises.
“The powerful must abandon manipulation through ‘RTS’ and ‘Form-47 tactics’ and stop imposing restrictions on the youth,” he said while addressing participants of training camp at Mansoorah on Friday.
He said the country Pakistan is being held hostage by a class that thrives on corruption, oppression, falsehood, and injustice. The imposed elite, he added, has deprived the nation of basic rights such as education, healthcare, and justice. Resisting the obsolete system and its protectors is a fundamental religious obligation, said the JI chief, asserting that Jamaat-e-Islami will bring change through the strength of public opinion.
Rehman said the rulers are fearful of the new generation, particularly Generation Z, and are systematically closing the doors of education and employment on them. He warned that widespread despair among the youth is pushing them toward drug abuse. To counter this, he said, Alkhidmat Foundation and Jamaat-e-Islami have expanded the “Bano Qabil” initiative into a comprehensive youth development project called Z-Connect, aimed at providing education, skills, and moral training. “We will not allow our youth to become victims of systemic oppression,” he said, expressing confidence that genuine change would come through public support, especially the younger generation.
He announced that anyone committed to struggling against the outdated system could join Jamaat-e-Islami, stressing that the party’s doors are open to people of all sects. He described Jamaat-e-Islami as a movement for Iqamat-e-Deen (establishment of the Islamic system).
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Referring to Bangladesh, Rehman said Jamaat-e-Islami there faced decades of brutal repression, with senior leaders executed and thousands of workers imprisoned under the rule of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s daughter, Sheikh Hasina. He said that Sheikh Mujib, along with General Yahya Khan and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, played a central role in the breakup of Pakistan. Rehman said that public resentment against India has grown in Bangladesh. He said Bangladeshi people have set ablaze statues of Sheikh Mujib while Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, through patience and steadfast struggle, has emerged as a major political force. He said JI Pakistan would also continue its struggle against injustice with courage and perseverance.
The JI chief urged participants to intensify efforts for Iqamat-e-Deen and avoid sectarianism. He cautioned against adopting traditions and customs that contradict the spirit of Islam, calling such practices a form of idolatry. Highlighting social injustices, he said denial of women’s inheritance rights has become a normalized crime in Pakistan, vowing that JI would ensure women receive their rightful share.
