Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Emir Sirajul Haq said on Sunday that his party will not allow any "selection" in the upcoming elections.

Addressing a press conference in Lahore, Haq said: "The country's youth will continue their efforts from December 10 to February 8 for the elections. We are hopeful that the elections will be held in the country. The country will have to face severe hardships if the democracy is derailed."

He made it clear that the JI would opt for alliance with the masses only.

Speaking about the situation in Gaza, Haq said, "The JI is standing by the people of Gaza. We want to ask the government to take some practical steps in connection with Gaza."

– Outdated political system –

Haq said on Friday that there is an “outdated” political system in the country.

Expressing his thoughts in Lahore, Haq lambasted the political opponents, saying, "There is no difference between the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in terms of policies."

"The only thing the rulers had done was witness a surge in their properties and factories," he said.

He urged the masses to extend support to his party in the upcoming elections, scheduled to take place on February 8.

"The country's resources have plundered in the last 76 years. Nobody is aware that the loans taken from foreign countries have been utilised," Haq asserted.