Both the JI and JUI(F) have decided to go out on a limb instead of joining hands with any political party in their anti government campaign. The JI seems to be infused with new spirit after Hafiz Naeem had taken over its command. Liaqat Baloch appears to be an odd man out as not once but umpteen times this senior most JI leader has been passed over by other contestants when elections to the slot of Amir Jamaat Islami were held despite the fact that he had served his party under more than one Amir quite well.
The present Amir JI has created a lot of hype on skyrocketing electricity bills. Time alone will tell in a couple of days whether or not his pleas in the matter are given ear by the sitting government. If he gets his demands accepted his political rating will go up otherwise it will be a great setback to his political career.
Maulana Fazlur Rehman is also trying to remain in the news but hitherto his policy has been confusing as before. He always keeps his cards close to his chest. He seems to be running with the hare and hunting with the hound. He has been nourishing a longstanding wish to become president of the country but in vain. Even his worst political adversaries admit that he has proved a pastmaster in keeping every ruler of the country guessing on his toes about what lies in his mind.
Despite poor numerical strength of his party in the National and provincial assemblies more often than not he maneuvers his politics in such a manner that he becomes a necessary evil for the rulers and a kingmaker if he pulled his weight behind any political group desirous of entering the citadel of power. To many he has become the shrewdest of country’s politicians. He has mostly lived on the reputation of his father, Mufti Mehmood, who undoubtedly was an Islamic scholar of repute of his time.
The very fact that not only did he win last election as MNA he managed victory at the hustings of his son, got his brother elected as Senator, another as MPA and his party man as Governor KPK for a while wax eloquent of the fact that he plays his political cards very well.
