Jamat-i-Islami Manifesto

Critical Analysis on Jamat-i-Islami’s Manifesto

Jamat-i-Islami is one of the oldest ISLAMIC political organizations of Pakistan. Although I am having serious reservations on Islamic organization’s participation in Pakistani politics, yet no one can deny Jamat-i-Islami’s existence & its work done in various fields. I am one of the criticizers of Jamat-i-Islami as my thinking is more secular or liberal.

PS. (If you don’t know the real definition of Secular, then do contact me).

For election 2013, Jamat-i-Islami presented brief 25 points agenda along with policies to achieve their target. While reading there manifesto, I realize that manifesto of Jamat-i-Islami is atleast designed by some educated & competent person unlike JUIF. Policies which are given on brief points are pretty impressive. Although achieving these tasks is really impossible but providing policy is really a positive change in Pakistani politics.

آزاد ،با وقار ،خود مختار پاکستان

دہشت گردی اور بد امنی کا خاتمہ

جاگیردارانہ نظام کا خاتمہ اور زرعی اصلاحات

مہنگائی کا خاتمہ

فوری اقدامات

وسط مدتی اقدامات : دوسال دورانیہ

مستقل اقدامات : دس سال دورانیہ     

روزگار سب کے لیے          

چھت سب کے لیے 

عدل وانصاف سب کے لیے  

لوٹی ہوئی دولت کی واپسی او رکرپشن کا خاتمہ   

یکساں نظام تعلیم     

نوجوان

صحت عامہ  

خواتین کے حقوق کا تحفظ      

معاشی پالیسی

مزدور دوست ،لیبر پالیسی ، نج کاری   

مفلوک الحال ، آفت زدہ اور پسے ہوئے طبقات کی خدمت        

معاشرتی اصلاحات    

دفاعی پالیسی 

اقلیتوں کے حقوق    

قبائلی علاقے

خصوصی بلوچستان پیکیج         

آئینی اصلاحات       

آئیے! پاکستان کے روشن مستقبل کی طرف

Education – Health – Justice – Jobs – House - Prosperity

Above 25 points are the parts of Jamat-i-Islami’s manifesto. Let’s have a quick analysis on manifesto as well as policies given in it.

فوری اقدامات

In FORI-IQDAMAAT, Jamat-i-Islami provides solution of Energy crisis. According to them within 6 months, Pakistan can generate up to 20,000MW electricity where as they also claim that within 5 years of tenure, they can increase electricity generation up to 50,000MW.

As per my calculation, next 5 years formula is pretty impossible. I don’t know how they can increase production to 50,000 MW as right now we are hardly producing 7000-8000MW.

On various points, they pointed China for support either its on energy crisis or relationship points, this shows that Jamat-i-Islami have finally decided to go for ANTI-AMERICA & PRO-CHINA policy.

یکساں نظام تعلیم     

As all political parties, Jamat-i-Islami also focuses on Same Education system, but I didn’t find any policy on same education system. They also pointed that Urdu will be used as medium of education whereas English will abolished from everywhere. Even English supremacy will also be removed. Although it sounds attractive to few but technically we should realize importance of English now. English is an international language & we should admit and try to teach English for positive change.

I didn’t found any policy or point regarding increasing of universities in Pakistan. Although indirectly they discourage CO-Education system, but no policy in increasing universities & medical colleges. Even one thing which shocks me is in 5 years of tenure, they claim that they will increase literacy rate up to 100% :O! If they are following Zia-ul-Haq as his regime literate is one who can read Quran. In 5 years, if they change definition of literate person, then they can achieve their target as without its really impossible. If Pakistan imposes Emergency on Education, it will take at least 16-20 years to achieve 100% target.

اقلیتوں کے حقوق    

Minorities rights will safeguarded in Jamat-i-Islami’s government. Even points which are presented are very technical. Even they suggested Minorities religious law will be used for their judicial issues etc. I just have a question; will you safeguard Right of Ahmedis, Shias & Ismailes as well?

نوجوان

Jamat-i-Islami gives highest importance to Youth column. Ease in education, playgrounds for youth (separate grounds for females) etc will be provided to youth. But last point is really confusing. Healthy cultural activities will be given highest importance & provincial culture will be groomed through it. I mean what kind cultural activities they are talking as our culture is all about folk dances, music, songs etc. And according to ISLAMIC FALAHI RIYASAT, these activities should be ban. I think this point needs more clarity.

خواتین کے حقوق کا تحفظ      

Women rights will also be safeguarded in Jamat-i-Islami’s tenure. In manifesto, they openly declared that in there tenure they will ban heavy Jahaiz, expensive wedding plans, illegal customs like VANI, KARO-KARI, marriage with Quran etc will abolished & laws will be made to discourage such activities. For Primary education, Female teachers will be given priority.

Above were the few points which were of highest importance & analysis is presented. Although Manifesto was drafted very well, almost every point is addressed in it. But few are yet unanswered or left unanswered to attract voters. In last election, Jamat-i-Islami boycotted, but now they are well prepared and adjusted few seats with different political parties. This time MMA does not exist and all ISLAMIC political parties are contesting election from their very own platforms.

 Vote Wisely.