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Jamaat-e-Islami proposes 4-nation bloc against US and NATO

By Irfan Ali

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan Chief Munawar Hassan has proposed that a bloc comprising Pakistan, Iran, China and Afghanistan is needed against the United States (US) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).

The idea of the four nation bloc plus an Islamic bloc came from the JI chief after Consul General of Iran, Agha Masood Zamani, met him at the JI Karachi office. After the meeting, Hassan said that extremism in Pakistan has increased due to repeated violation of the nation’s sovereignty by the US and NATO forces, who perpetrated drone attacks into Pakistani territory. Hassan expressed his deep concern over US meddling in the internal affairs of Pakistan and the region.

“Many governments of Islamic nations are acting like puppets of the USA and this has caused disappointment among the Muslims. Terrorism has increased due to the US involvement, while Muslim rulers do nothing but to please the US,” he maintained.

Meanwhile, Counsel General Zamani said that Iran and Pakistan share similar Islamic views and both countries are striving for peace and unity. He said that his country had relations with Jamaat-e-Islami for the past 30 years and hoped that these would continue in the future too.

According to JI officials, they discussed the regional situation, Pakistan-Iran relations, and the stance of the Iranian government against the expansionist and imperialistic role of the United States in the region. The Iranian consul general invited the JI chief to visit Iran and briefed him about the upcoming presidential elections of Iran.

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