Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) has issued a strong statement regarding the recent National Security Committee (NSC) meeting, emphasizing the need for self-accountability rather than shifting blame onto others.
The party asserted that Pakistan is a blessing, and failure to express gratitude has led to fear and hunger. JUI-F urged authorities to critically evaluate their perspective on national affairs and address internal contradictions.
Highlighting inconsistencies in state policies, JUI-F questioned why Pakistan adopted different strategies during the Afghan war—one against the Soviet Union and another for the United States. The party also criticized Pakistan’s approach towards its neighbors, pointing out that while dialogue is encouraged with other countries, a contradictory policy is applied to Afghanistan.
JUI-F condemned the forcible merger of FATA without consulting the local population, stating that the consequences are now being felt.
The party also raised concerns over religious biases in the implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. It questioned why religious scholars, madrassas, and pro-constitution religious groups were being targeted.
JUI-F accused authorities of deliberately pitting religious groups against the state and criticized the effectiveness of continuous military operations, stating that despite repeated offensives, terrorism has only increased instead of decreasing.
The party further denounced the displacement of civilians due to operations, highlighting that people lost their homes and villages, and even the promised financial aid for reconstruction never materialized.
JUI-F also blamed the establishment for shifting responsibility between different regimes, arguing that this was not enough to absolve them of their past mistakes.
The party stressed that a genuine national vision must incorporate both political and economic considerations, rather than being based on a one-sided agenda enforced through selective approval.
