ISLAMABAD (National Times) – Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said on Tuesday that he was in favor of the fact that former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif should return to Pakistan and stay in the country and do politics.

In an interview with the BBC, the JUI-F chief said that it was decided to go to the polls after reforms in some institutions and it cannot be said how long it will take to carry out electoral reforms. “The government has more than1 year and it cannot go beyond this,” he said

He said that at present the biggest problem of the country is to fix the ruined economy, adding that Imran Khan has destroyed all the institutions in the last 3 and a half years and now the only question before us is whether we can get the country back on the right track and how much time it will take. Imran Khan has left a ruined economy, he said.

Fazl went on to say that the issue of appointment of new army chief shouldn’t be discussed in the rallies, while the former prime minister is trying to divide the establishment. He said, “Redressal is possible if there is a split in the civilian institution, but if there is a split in the defense institution or if the civil institutions are fought against the national security agencies, the whole country pays the price.”

“Imran Khan was brought into power through conspiracy,” he said and added the narrative PTI chairman want to sell won’t be bought by the people from long.