Jamaat-e-Islami chief calls for Imran Khan’s resignation over ‘mafia raj’

Islamabad, Jan 2 (UNI) Pakistan’s Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Sirajul Haq has called for the country’s Prime Minister Imran Khan’s resignation saying that there are mafias all over the country, and 2022 will be the last year of the government.
Addressing a public rally in Islamabad, Haq announced an anti-government movement saying that Pakistan’s central bank is no longer in its control, rather it has been subordinated to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), reports The Express Tribune.
The JI chief also called for State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Dr Reza Baqir’s resignation, saying if he is not removed, “we can besiege SBP”.
Attributing country’s rampant poverty to the interest-based system, the chief said other countries, including the United States, United Kingdom and Japan, have “reduced interest rates to zero” but Pakistan’s system was chained under a “conspiracy” as 35 to 45 percent of its income goes to interest-bearing loans.
“The government makes false claims of a Islamic welfare state, while the experience of 75 years suggests that the country could not develop because of interest.”
The JI chief also pointed out the “failures” of the government, ranging from Pakistan’s retention on the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) ‘grey list’ to the introduction of ‘mini-budget’.
He suggested a nexus between the government and the opposition, saying that the latter facilitated the former’s moves instead of talking about the public’s problems, The Express Tribune reported.
He said the government has mortgaged the country’s economy. “Today, the situation is that 27 million youngsters are unemployed and there is no welfare, while retired judges and generals have been rewarded with government jobs,” he added.