‘Pomegranate can’t enter from Afghanistan, but terrorists keep coming’: Jamiat chief Fazlur Rehman slams Pak military
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman Photograph: (AFP)
Jamiat chief Fazlur Rehman condemned Pakistan’s foreign and economic policies as complete failures. He said Islamabad’s diplomatic approach had left the country increasingly isolated. He added that Pakistan’s foreign policy was not being driven by elected government but by the military.
Pakistan’s Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has slammed Pakistan’s handling of militancy and its Afghanistan policy, questioning how extremists continue to cross the border freely even as trade remains totally blocked. Addressing a gathering in Rawalpindi on Sunday, Rehman pointed out a glaring contradiction in Islamabad’s approach towards Afghanistan. “In all these decades, we never paused to ask why our Afghan policy failed so miserably. Not a single pomegranate or melon can enter Pakistan, yet terrorists keep crossing the border,” he said.
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‘If they are coming, stop them, eliminate them’
Referring to frequent claims by Pakistani authorities that militants were entering from Afghanistan, Rehman said, “Authorities say terrorists are coming from there. If they are coming, stop them. If they are coming, eliminate them. The Afghan government has never objected to your actions.”
The JUI-F leader also condemned Pakistan’s foreign and economic policies, and termed them “complete failures”.
He said Islamabad’s diplomatic approach had left the country increasingly isolated.
“India is our enemy, Afghanistan is our enemy, and even Iran and China are upset with us,” Rehman said.
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“A nation cannot survive when its policies produce only isolation, mistrust and insecurity.”
He further said that Pakistan’s foreign policy was not being driven by elected governments but by the military establishment.
“One general comes and says we will negotiate; another comes and says we will wage war,” he said.
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‘CPEC has seen no real progress, China no longer trusts us’
Rehman also took pot shots at the Shehbaz Sharif government’s handling of the China-Pakistan economic corridor (CPEC), claiming that the flagship infrastructure project had stalled due to declining Chinese confidence.
“CPEC has seen no real progress during this tenure because China no longer trusts us,” he said, questioning whether “even a single brick” had moved under the current government.
He claimed Beijing had expected the Pakistan democratic movement (PDM) government to stabilise relations and revive projects, but remained dissatisfied.
Rehman’s remarks come amid heightened tensions following a suicide bombing at a mosque in Islamabad on Friday that killed 69 people and injured more than 170, according to local media reports citing hospital officials.
The blast occurred at Imambargah Qasr-i-Khadijatul Kubra in the Tarlai area during Friday prayers.
Afghanistan slams Pak defence minister
After Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Asif suggested on X that preliminary findings pointed to the attacker having travelled to and from Afghanistan, Kabul rejected the allegation. Afghanistan’s ministry of national defence termed the claim “irresponsible and baseless” and urged Pakistani authorities to take responsibility for internal security lapses.
The Afghan ministry said similar accusations had been made in the past following attacks in Balochistan and other parts of Pakistan, without conclusive evidence.
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