At a “Gaza March” in Peshawar, Hafiz Naeemur Rehman accused both the government and opposition of serving establishment interests and urged Pakistanis to unite for systemic change.
PESHAWAR: Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has accused both the government and the opposition of competing in “a race to show greater obedience and servility to the establishment,” saying this “spectacle has continued for 78 years.”
He made the remarks while addressing participants of the “Gaza March” organized by Jamaat-e-Islami Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at Ring Road, Peshawar, where tens of thousands joined the rally.
Hafiz Naeem said that “governments imposed by the establishment have adopted the slavery of international powers” and have acted as “silent spectators to Israel’s brutality in Gaza and Palestine” to please “leaders like Donald Trump.” Even after “more than 67,000 children, women, and unarmed civilians have been martyred in Gaza,” he said, “the conscience of these heartless rulers has not awakened.”
“Government and Opposition Are Two Sides of the Same Coin”
The Jamaat-e-Islami chief said the current system “is crushing the people’s expectations,” citing failures in the judiciary, the economy, and the political system. “The courts do not deliver justice, the economy is ruled by interest, trade is not free, politics is held hostage, and democracy is constantly under attack,” he remarked.
He accused the establishment of alternating support between major political parties, adding: “When it supports one party, the slogan becomes ‘Long live the establishment,’ but when it shifts to another, the former party begins shouting ‘Down with the establishment.’ In reality, both the government and the opposition are two sides of the same coin.”
Hafiz Naeem said these political forces “cannot liberate the nation from slavery,” as they only “chant slogans and wait for their turn.” He urged citizens to join Jamaat-e-Islami’s “organized struggle” to bring about genuine change.
Inviting participants to the party’s upcoming three-day “Ijtima-e-Aam” at Minar-e-Pakistan on November 21–23, themed “Badal Do Nizam Ko” (“Change the System”), Hafiz Naeem appealed to the public to “support Jamaat-e-Islami’s struggle to rid the country of its anti-public rulers.”
