JI to PTI – ‘Good looking Jamaat-e-Islami’

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Re: JI to PTI – ‘Good looking Jamaat-e-Islami’

@kakaballi

As long as the romance with JI is concerned, the ideas have been very similar between both parties

That’s probably not what most young PTI enthusiasts want to hear, though. Stating this is an attempt to redirect PML-N votes - as Rangoli pointed out - is one thing, but suggesting an ideological alliance with JI would make many uncomfortable. At the very least it’ll make liberal supporters question his positions on things like democracy and religious extremism. Is sharing platforms with groups like the LeT/SSP really necessary? We associate Machiavellian-style political pragmatism with Zardari, not Khan.

JI has huge public support and in a democratic system, you cannot really write them off as crazy mullahs and such.

1. Depends on your definition of crazy mullah. They were invaluable to Zia’s Islamization. 2. I was always under the impression it’s never had much electoral clout? Like around 5% of votes since the 1970s.