ISLAMABAD – Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Chief Sirajul Haq held a press conferenceand said that his party isn’t a puppet that the opposition can control.“Our alliance with the opposition does not mean that Pakistan MuslimLeague-Nawaz (PML-N) or Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) can dictate ouractions,” he said.
This statement shows slight cracks in the ‘joint opposition alliance.’ “Wemay be with the opposition, but we will not blindly follow any decisionmade by PML-N or PPP as they have our support but do not own us,” Sirajsaid.
Sirjaul Haq’s party was previously in alliance with PaksitanTehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) when the Imran Khan-led party formed the governmentin Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, but it later joined forces with religious parties torevive the MMA.
“We will follow our own policies,” added Siraj, while distancing himselffrom Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s remarks, which said that they will notcelebrate Independence Day due to the massive rigging in the July 25election. “We will celebrate 14th August. If Maulana Fazlur Rehman does notwant to then that’s his own choice,” he said.