Former JI leader dies in UK

Former Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leader and deputy ameer, Professor Khurshid Ahmed, has passed away at the age of 93.

According to a spokesperson for JI , Professor Khurshid Ahmed has passed away in the city of Leicester, UK. The late Professor Khurshid Ahmed was also the former deputy ameer of JI and a senator. He was also an economist and the author of several books.

It should be noted that the deceased was one of the long-time associates of JI founder Syed Abul Ala Maududi. Professor Khurshid Ahmed was also awarded the King Faisal Award in 1990; this award was given for his services to Islam.

Moreover, he was awarded the Nishan-e-Imtiaz by the Government of Pakistan in 2011.

Earlier,  Chief JI, Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman, has said that Hamas and the Al-Qassam Brigades have thwarted Israeli technology. Israel cannot compete with the Al-Qassam Brigades even today. The Hamas leadership is asking Muslim rulers, Why doesn’t your atomic bomb enter the battlefield?

Addressing the grand solidarity march for Gaza in Karachi, Hafeez Naeem said that countries like South Africa and Ireland are standing against the Zionist powers, but who will come to their aid when the spectators themselves become spectators? The veil has been removed from the face of the West, the imperialist mind has become clear, and the conscientious people living in the West have stood up against them.

Hafiz Naeem said that the UN Charter has been flouted, the rule of the powerful is in vain, and colonialism and imperialism are genocide of the Palestinians. If the situation in Gaza is bad today, and the leadership of Hamas is being eliminated, will the Jews not spare the traitors of the Muslim Ummah? The rulers of the Muslim Ummah should show honor and respect so that your name can be written in golden words in history.

He said that today’s rulers provide support to America and Israel. The Pakistan People’s Party and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) should condemn America and Israel.