PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F) leader Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman on Thursday called the present government a sham and demanded the resign
ation of chief election commissioner over alleged rigging in polls.
Speak
ing to the medi
a in Peshawar, the JUI-F leader said that all political parties had expressed their reservations over rigging in the election.
“Parties have not accepted the result of the polls. There is still time for the election commission to accept its failure and the chief election commissioner to tender his resignation,” said R
ehman.
The JUI-F leader stated that the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal will start a campaign to raise awareness in the public. ̶
0;The present government is a sham, the prime minister and the chief ministers are a sham,” Rehman told the media.
̶
0;The present government does not have diplomatic manners. The government has been handed over to the ineligible lot. The country needs to be saved now. We are ready to sacrifice everything for national freedom,” he said.
Furthermore, the JUI-F chief stated that the current leaders do not have the ability to defend the country. ̶
0;The country’s armed forces are fully capable of defending the motherland. We pay tribute to the armed forces; the n
ation stands united with them,” said R
ehman.
Respond
ing to a question about the recently held presidential election, the politician said the opposition had decided to face Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), however, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) refused to vote for Shehbaz Sharif at the last moment.
