“India Dreaming of Being Superpower and We are Begging”, Says Pakistani Leader in National Assembly

Pakistan’s leading right-wing Islamic leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday said, “Just compare India and ourselves… both countries got independence on the same day. But today they (India) are dreaming of becoming a superpower and we are begging to avoid bankruptcy”.

Rehman, the chief of his faction of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F), made this remark during a hard-hitting speech in the National Assembly.

He alleged that the elections held on Feb 8 were not fair but flawed.

Supporting his erstwhile rival Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, he said, the opposition party has the right to hold rallies and even form a government.

He slammed the Pakistani establishment for allegedly rigging the political system. “What kind of election is this where the losers are not satisfied and the winners are upset?” he said.

He compared Pakistan with India and said, “Just compare India and ourselves… both countries got independence on the same day. But today they (India) are dreaming of becoming a superpower and we are begging to avoid bankruptcy.”

He also said that Pakistan was begging the International Monetary Fund to avoid bankruptcy.