Lawlessness to remain without Pak Ideology: Cheema

Secretary General of Majlis-e-Ahrar Abdul Latif Khalid Cheema has warned that without fulfilling the objectives of the creation of Pakistan, the country could never be rid of lawlessness, corruption and unrest gripping it for the past many decades.

Talking to the media on Saturday, he said only targeting the accused in Panama Leaks would not solve the problems of corruption but all plunderers of public wealth in the past and present must be brought to the book in order to purify the system from the corrupt and prevent corrupt practices in future.

He expressed sorrow that small thieves were treated as criminals in the country but big thieves and dacoits were given respect as leaders and heroes. He asked if there was any law in the country to hold accountable corrupt people in the ruling and elite classes, it should be activated immediately to proceed against the influential accused otherwise every activity against corruption would remain an exercise in futility.

Later, while addressing a condolence reference for noted scholar Mufti Hameedullah Jan, Abdul Latif Khalid Cheema said the late Mufti Sahib were among courageous scholars who had always termed it futile to bring reforms through democracy in any Muslim society, and had always been a strong advocate of reforming Muslim societies through enforcing complete Islamic laws.