KARACHI: Regretting that every election appears to be mired in allegations of vote fraud, renowned Islamic scholar and Sheikh-ul-Hadith Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani has stated that “if the public stands up for themselves, they can bring the government to its knees”.
Addressing an event in Karachi, Mufti Usmani deplored that “the West has been idealised in every facet of life”.
Noting that Allah Almighty has blessed the country with so many resources, he questioned “which natural wealth we do not possess”.
“We have yet not even been able to pave a metalled road to Lake Saif-ul-Muluk, nor have we laid any railway lines since the ones constructed by the British,” he remarked.
اMufti Usmani posed a critical question: “Where did we go wrong, and where does the root of our mistakes lie?”
Lamenting that the nation is now “slave” to International Monetary Fund (IMF), the top Islamic scholar said, “This [dependency] has indebted every child in the country.”
“We cannot function without the IMF. In view of these circumstances, bringing about an Islamic system through the political one seems tough to me. It is not the governments, but people who bring about revolutions,” he stated.
The esteemed religious scholar said nation was currently a victim of both political and economic crises, noting the “politically, we are in disarray, and economically, we have hit rock bottom and given the circumstances despair is gripping every person.”
Stressing the pivotal role of the business community and dubbing it the lifeline of any nation, Mufti Usmani urged traders to compel politicians to follow the right path.
