Lahore: Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Emir Engineer Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has called on opposition parties to openly oppose the government's decision to send troops to Gaza, saying such a move is unacceptable and damaging to Pakistan's dignity and sovereignty.Addressing participants of a central training camp at Mansoorah on Thursday, Hafiz Naeemur Rehman strongly criticized the government's blind reliance on US President Donald Trump, calling it equivalent to submission before unjust global powers. He said the prime minister's move to nominate a US president, whom he said was destroying global peace, for the Nobel Peace Prize had seriously damaged national honour.The JI chief condemned a proposed bill in the Punjab Assembly seeking to establish 'red zones' in districts to restrict protests, calling it yet another undemocratic spectacle. Questioning the legitimacy of Form-47 imposed rulers, he asked who they were to snatch the public's constitutional right to protest. He criticized provisions in the bill that would empower intelligence committees under deputy commissioners to grant or deny permission for protests, asking whether elected representatives would now be required to seek approval from bureaucrats. He said the colonial-era bureaucratic system had been imposed on the country for seven decades, while political parties were dominated by family monopolies, resulting in the worst form of governance. Jamaat-e-Islami, he added, was striving to change the system through peaceful public resistance.Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said that empowered local governments in major cities were the only solution to urban problems. He criticized the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) for floating a new gimmick of handing Karachi over to the federation, saying people of Karachi were fed up with both MQM and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). He said that both parties had been forcibly imposed and would never come to power through genuine public mandate. He said that despite ruling Sindh for 17 years, the PPP had failed to even provide K arachi with a proper firefighting system. He said a single family and a few feudal elites is controlling the PPP, while Bilawal Bhutto was being projected as a 'wonder boy' despite widespread destruction. He added that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was also run by a single family, with political dynasties grooming successive generations for power.Criticizing the Punjab government, Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said those chanting the slogan of 'respect the vote' had introduced an anti-people local government system in the province. He rejected comparisons between Punjab and Sindh, calling Sindh already a 'ruin,' and demanded accountability for the funds allocated to Punjab over the last 15 years. He said naming bridges and installing carts were not symbols of development, adding rulers are squeezing the public through taxes while indulging in personal publicity. He said that Rs2.2 trillion had been paid to Independent Power Producers (IPPs) in one year, adding the IPP mafia existed across all political pa rties. He said wheat was purchased from farmers at Rs2,000 per maund in Punjab, while flour was now being sold at Rs6,000, asking the chief minister why 120 million people were being exploited. He asserted that the ruling classes of Punjab and Sindh were alike and partners in plunder, questioning why such elements were repeatedly imposed on the public.The JI Emir made it clear that Jamaat-e-Islami would not accept an undemocratic local government system in Punjab under any circumstances. He said the party would reclaim the public mandate in Karachi and announced that a Million March would be held in the port city on February 1.Referring to the situation in Tirah Valley, he questioned why an agreement to vacate homes was implemented despite snowfall, saying both federal and provincial governments were part of the decision. He said the people of the valley were facing severe hardships, while Jamaat-e-Islami and Alkhidmat Foundation were providing assistance. He reiterated that military operations would not solve problems and warned that decisions taken without public trust would further aggravate issues. He called for dialogue with Afghanistan, stressing that Afghan soil should not be used for terrorism against Pakistan.The JI chief said the nation had been suffering the consequences of participation in the US-led war for the last 25 years, adding that successive rulers had continued to shift blame onto their predecessors. He reiterated that JI would not accept the decision to send troops to Gaza under any circumstances, praising JUI-F's stance on the issue and urging other political parties to come forward clearly.Hafiz Naeemur Rehman also highlighted the spread of organized drug trafficking in the country, lack of access to education for poor youth, and said 44 percent of the population was living below the poverty line. He said the ruling elite is treating the public as 'insects' and said the system must be changed. Jamaat-e-Islami, he added, was struggling to remove the self-serving imposed elite and to establish an Islamic system, stressing that separating religion from politics reflected a misunderstanding of Islam. He said JI's doors were open to all those seeking systemic change and announced that the party aimed to form 50,000 public committees and recruit five million members in the coming days.