Showing posts with label Punjab. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Punjab. Show all posts
Latest Press Release: The attitude of Returning officers has made a mockery out of Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution Dated: 13 April 2013
All election candidates for Parliament Seats must have basic knowledge about Islam
Lahore (pr): ‘The inane attitude of returning officers has made a mockery out of Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution.’ This was stated by Ameer of Tanzeem-e-Islami, Hafiz Akif Saeed, at Qur’an Academy Lahore during the Friday Sermon. He said that according to constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, all candidates for the election of national and provincial assemblies must have sufficient knowledge of Islam. He added that the constitution also required all candidates to be ‘Truthful and ‘Trustworthy’ in their general conduct, backed by a proven track record. He added that people were confounded by the appalling decision made by some returning officers and election tribunals allowing fakedegree
holders, loan defaulters and self-proclaimed alcoholics to contest the upcoming elections.
He noted that many people believed that those arguing against the enforcement of articles 62 and 63 of the constitution, actually wanted loan defaulters, morally depraved, ‘Dishonest’ and ‘Deceitful’ politicians to rule the country. He remarked that most analysts were of the opinion that the current problems faced by Pakistan, in which its very existence appeared under threat, had been a direct consequence of six decades of ‘Untruthful’ and ‘Untrustworthy’ rulers plundering the country’s resources and playing with the its future. He added that the security situation in Pakistan was continually deteriorating and the country was facing unprecedented levels of target-killing and terrorism. He said that the situation could exacerbate and reach Rubicon, if people lacking political, financial and moral integrity were allowed to stand in the upcoming elections.
Latest Press Release: Solution Of Pakistan's Current Crisis Dated: 07 April 2013
The only solution to Pakistan’s multi-faceted crises is an honest
enforcement of the Islamic System
Elections can never resolve the problems of our country.
Lahore (pr): ‘The only solution to Pakistan’s multi-faceted crises is an honest
enforcement of the Islamic System. Without Islam, even the most free and fair
elections cannot resolve the problems of our country.’ This was stated by Ameer
of Tanzeem-e-Islami, Hafiz Akif Saeed, during a debate entitled ‘Are elections the
solution to crises in Pakistan?’ held at Qur’an Auditorium Lahore. Addressing the
gathering, he noted that the ebbs and flows of Muslim nations were never the
same as other nations of the world. He said that this was particularly true in the
case of Pakistan, which had Islam at the heart of its conception. He said that after
independence, the Muslims of Pakistan had ironically departed from the Islamic
Ideology and the Two-Nation Theory, which were not only the bases for the
creation of our country, but also the gel that bonded various ethnic and linguistic
groupings into a single nation. As a consequence our ‘nation’ had dissolved into
various cliques on ethnic and linguistic bases. He mentioned this as a primary
reason for failing to reach national consensus on issues like building the Kalabagh
Dam despite the looming crises of agriculture and power in Pakistan. He said that
while India was continuously depriving Pakistan of its water resources, the lack of
unity in our ranks had prevented us from pleading our case at any significant
bilateral or international forum. He said that a vast majority of our population had
time and again been seduced by the vain vows of prosperity made by the secular
political parties of Pakistan. He advised the electorate to astutely examine the
role of these secular political parties in bringing Pakistan to the brink of
catastrophe before voting for them in the upcoming elections.
Addressing the religious parties of Pakistan, the Ameer said that 65 years of futile
struggle had proven beyond doubt that in the presence of clan and feudal
systems in Pakistan, elections would not make any difference. ‘Even the majority
government of MMA in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the reign of President
Musharaf could not bring any trace of Islamic System in that province let alone
the country as a whole’, he said. He called upon the leadership of all religious
parties to quit flogging a dead horse and opt out of the electoral process.
Citing the unique circumstances of Pakistan, he ruled out the option of an armed
struggle against the status quo to enforce Shariah. He said that although some
Schools of Islamic Thought permitted an armed rebellion against the ruling elite,
stringent conditions had been set for such actions, which seemed impossible to
meet given the current circumstances in Pakistan. He added that it appeared
virtually impossible for unarmed civilians to successfully revolt against an
establishment that included a fully equipped army and air force, an organized
police force and other state security apparatus.
The Ameer said that the world had witnessed unarmed revolutions in countries
like Iran and Venezuela in the not too distant past. He added that a well-organized
party, whose members had enforced the Shariah on themselves and their family,
could protest peacefully and affect a positive change in the country. He said that
while members of that party would never spill the blood of innocent civilians,
they would need to prepare themselves for all kinds of self-sacrifice. He cited the
example of the successful Lawyers Movement of 2007, which after peaceful
protest for more than three years, had been able to restore the top judiciary in
the country. He said that discipline in the ranks of such movements was pivotal to
the successful pursuit of their goal. He warned religious leaders of Pakistan about
the catastrophic consequences of bringing the masses into streets without
adequate homework.
Earlier the moderator of the debate, Mr. Ayub Beg Mirza, gave a presentation
about the political, economic, social and moral crises being faced by Pakistan
today.
Latest Press Release: Article 62, 63 & Ayaz Ameer Dated: 05 April 2013
Lahore (pr): ‘Representation of the people of Pakistan is a prerogative of only
those individuals who have a firm belief in the Ideology of Pakistan.’ This was
stated by Ameer of Tanzeem-e-Islami, Hafiz Akif Saeed, at Qur’an Academy
Lahore during the Friday Sermon. He said that criticism of Articles 62 and 63 of
our constitution by ex-members of the parliament was absurdly inconsistent with
their eagerness to take oath under the same constitution after winning the polls.
He remarked that all MPs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan took oath of
allegiance to uphold and protect the Islamic premise of its constitution, which was
at the heart of founding the nation.
Commenting on the news about rejection of nomination papers of journalist Ayaz
Amir, he said that if Mr. Amir believes that the raison d'état for the creation of
Pakistan was other than Islam, then he should refrain from running for the
parliament and save himself the trouble of taking oath under the country’s
current Islamic constitution. He questioned the integrity of such ‘intellectuals’
whose remarkable hypocrisy was demonstrated by their perpetual assault on
Islamic articles of the country’s constitution on one hand and their alacrity to take
oath under the same constitution on the other. He said that the electorate of the
country could not be blamed for believing that all such MPs contested polls just to
satiate an incessant lust for wealth and power. ‘Islam is firmly embedded in the
foundations of Pakistan and citizens of this country will never allow a divorce
between the two’, he concluded.
Latest Press Release: Act Of Punjab Government Against Islam Dated: 29 March 2013
Lahore (pr): ‘The slogans of enforcing Islam by ex-Chief Minister
of Punjab, Shahbaz Sharif, have been exposed by his decision to remove Islamic
sections from the Curriculum of 9th and 10th classes’. This
was stated by Ameer of Tanzeem-e-Islami, Hafiz Akif Saeed, at Qur’an Academy
Lahore during the Friday Sermon. He noted that both PPP and PML-N had proven to
be political parties towing a secular agenda and neither missed an opportunity
to please their paymasters in Washington. Removal of the chapter on the
Ideology of Pakistan from the textbook of Urdu for 10th class and
its replacement with a piece of absurd and childish fantasy-fiction sheds ample
light on the level of Intellectual ability that the ex-government wanted to
foster in our youth, he remarked. ‘Our leaders’ tall claims about Islam are
mere rhetoric and in reality their focus is on ensuring the pleasure of their
western paymasters’, the Ameer added. He said that the radically secularized
ideology of our political leaders has been proven time and again through their
policies and practices. He remarked that the sinister plan of removing content
related to Islamic Faith, Jihad and Islamic Ideology, which had started during
the days of ex-President Musharraf, had continued with unprecedented vigor
during the government of PML-N in Punjab. He also said that evidence had
surfaced beyond doubt that the notorious reform had been undertaking with the
full patronage and support of ex-Chief Minister Shabaz Sharif. ‘The appointment
of Najam Sethi, a secularist known for his anti-Islam rants, as the caretaker
Chief Minister of Punjab was evidence that profanity was being promoted in
Pakistan’, he added.
Latest Press Release: Act Of Punjab Government Against Islam Dated: 25 March 2013
‘The Government of Punjab must take
stern and exemplary action against enemies of Islam behind the conspiracy to
eliminate Islamic articles from the curriculum of public schools.’ This was stated in an emergency press
conference by Hafiz Akif Saeed, Ameer of Tanzeem-e-Islami. While cautiously welcoming
the notice taken by the outgoing Chief Minister of Punjab, Shahbaz Sharif,
against the despicable act and his subsequent order to revert the curriculum to
its original form, the Ameer emphasized the need to uncover those who were at
the helm of this intrigue. He added that firm disciplinary sentence, including
termination of service and party membership, needed to be awarded to all bureaucrats
and politicians found guilty of supporting and promoting such anti-Islamic
policies. Hafiz Akif Saeed noted that although the Chief Minister of Punjab
never failed to miss any opportunity of using the name of Islam and education
for his personal and party benefits, yet his lack of information and interest regarding
the matter was surprising, to say the least. He said that it was appalling to
note that, in the name of curriculum reform, a sitting provincial government of
Muslim League had replaced the poems of Iqbal with those of a Hindu poet, which
only a government of Indian National Congress would have been expected to do.
He remarked that the announcement made by CM Sharif to form an inquiry
committee seemed nothing more than eyewash and a gimmick to control the fallout
of policies that cause public outcry. He noted that performance of past
committees on national issues had been a bloat on our national character and no
committee in the history of Pakistan had sentenced culprits or provided closure
to the general public. He added that virtuosity in CM Shahbaz Sharif’s
intentions would only be evident when he expedited just and impartial action
against those responsible for the proposed reform in the curriculum. He
concluded that any inability on part of the provincial administration to take
necessary action would spell Mr. Sharif’s own complicity in the whole episode.
Issued
by:
(Ayub Begg Mirza)
Nazim of Media and Information Section
Tanzeem-e-Islami,
Pakistan
Exclusion of Qur'an-o-Hadith from Islamiat Syllabus
Exclusion of Qur'an-o-Hadith from Islamiat Syllabus
An Open Letter to Chief Minister Punjab Mauhammad Shahbaz Sharif
By Ameer-e-Tanzeem-e-Islami Hafiz Akif Saeed
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