Daily Times

ISLAMABAD: Tehrik-e-Nafaz-e-Fiqh-e-Jafariya (TNFJ) head and patron-in-chief of Supreme Shia Ulema Board Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi on Wednesday announced the election policy for the upcoming general elections during a crowded press conference at Maktab-e-Tashih headquarters.

Replying to different questions, he said: “We consider taking part in electoral politics on the basis of sect and provincialism fatal for the nation and the country. He lamented that every institution was desirous of making the constitution subservient to it and it was the root cause of problems facing the country. He said the Peshawar incident had occurred due to inaction on the National Action Plan. He advised the political parties to participate in elections on the basis of service to the nation and their manifestos.

He vowed to support the oppressed and not to side with any oppressor. Moosavi also announced a 16-point charter of demand advising the Maktab-e-Tashih to support those parties that would fulfil those demands. Concluding his Press conference, he prayed Allah Almighty to make the election results a milestone for Pakistan’s progress, development, stability and welfare, and give the nation courage to make right decisions. Those who were present at the press conference included central office-bearers of the TNFJ, senior ulema from all over the country and representatives of seminaries among others.

Published in Daily Times, July 12^th 2018.