JUI-F rejects 2024 election results
Party chief Fazlur Rehman invited PML-N to sit in opposition alongside JUI-F in the next government.
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) on Wednesday, categorically rejected the February 8 nationwide poll results.
Party chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman announced the party’s rejection of the recently concluded elections and invited the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif to sit with him on opposition benches in parliament.
Addressing a press conference in Islamabad on Wednesday, Maulana Fazlur Rehman raised concerns about the transparency of the electoral process and criticised the role of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
The JUI-F chief said, “Today, our central committee met, which has rejected the election results and expressed reservations about the role of the Election Commission of Pakistan, but JUI-F will play its role in the parliament and will attend it with reservations.”
He accused the election process of being manipulated at the behest of “anti-Islamic forces”.
He emphasised the party’s commitment to maintaining strong relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan, stating that their efforts in this regard were not accepted by the United States and Israel.
“JUI-F is an ideological force, which will not compromise on national issues. We will run the movement for our greater goals,” Fazl said, adding, “The role of the ECP has been suspicious since day one.”
Elaborating on the next strategy, Maulana Fazl said, “We will hold a meeting of our provincial general council in Balochistan on February 25 and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on February 27. Additionally, two more meetings will be summoned in Karachi on March 3 and Lahore on March 5.”
