Peshawar: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said the riots broke out the next day after he helped Kurram delegations to work for peace.
Addressing an event at Peshawar’s Nishtar Hall, Maulana Fazlur Rehman said democracy and parliamentary politics lacked quality in the country.
“How long will you continue to deceive society? Delegations from both sides approached me and when we opened the way for a solution, riots started the next day,” he claimed.
The JUI-F chief mentioned that a diplomat visited him recently and discussed various matters including Kurram.
“I told him what you want to hear is a Shia-Sunni conflict. We know the solution to the problem,” he said.
Fazlur Rehman shared that his activities were suspended for two weeks but he resumed them from today. He emphasized the parliamentary role of their elders in shaping Pakistan as an Islamic state.
In conclusion, he stated that circumstances are constantly changing and one must adapt to it.
On January 5, Section 144 was invoked in Kurram district for two months to ensure peace and stability in the region.
The development came on the heels of a firing incident that left a Deputy Commissioner seriously injured.
A case of suspects involved in the attack on the deputy commissioner was registered at the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) police station.
