Jamaat-e-Islami (J) Emir Sirajul Haq said on Friday that there is a need to hold transparent polls in the country in a bid to steer the country out of the doldrums.

Expressing his thoughts in Lahore, Haq said: “The masses were ignored for the past seven decades. The former ruling parties are responsible for dragging the country into a quagmire.”

He underscored the importance of uplifting democracy, saying, “We will have to uphold democracy in the country instead of promoting dynastic politics.”

Haq vowed to make the country "stronger enough" to overcome the international challenges.

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Expressing his thoughts in Lahore, Haq took a swipe at the political opponents, saying, “The masses will no longer accept the governments of the two political families. The masses will get rid of the inept political leadership in the upcoming elections.”

“The JI will establish the system of justice if voted into power. The JI will end usury in the country by following Islamic principles,” Haq said.

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The JI chief said, “None of the JI leaders had been named in the Panama Papers and Pandora Papers.”.