Karachi: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan Emir Engineer Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has said the ruling parties are afraid and allergic of democracy, neither they practice democracy within them, nor in their journey to assemblies.Hafiz Naeemur Rehman expressed these views while addressing a gathering of the media persons. The program entitled 'Meet the Press' was hosted by the Karachi Press Club (KPC), on Thursday.Speaking on the occasion, he said that the 26th and 27th Constitutional Amendments have clearly exposed those forces that hold the Constitution and democracy hostage. Both the amendments are bound to be abolished, he said. The undemocratic designs of ruling parties, he said, empower those who seek to gain even more control and privileges.Hafiz Naeemur Rehman declared the 27th Amendment unconstitutional and un-Islamic, saying Jamaat-e-Islami completely rejects it. He said, 'The exemption granted to the Field Marshal and the President is in no way justified. The Prophet (PBUH), the Rightly Guided Caliphs , and the Companions (RA) all presented themselves for accountability before the public and the courts. The influential highups should come forward and declare that they rejects the immunity provided under the 27th Amendment.'He said that the parties responsible for distorting the Constitution are dynastic and hereditary, nurtured in the laps of dictators. 'Be it Mr. or Maulana - they are all the same,' he remarked.He criticized the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) for trying to shield a few individuals from judicial accountability, calling the so-called democratic forces 'power-hungry' who impose their will by force. It's an irony that the grand son of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was advocating undemocratic and unconditional amendments in the 1973 Constitution. He added that a truly independent judiciary would automatically render all such amendments void.Through the 27th Amendment, the government has gained majority control while the judiciary has been reduced to a minority, enabling the arbitrary transfer of jud ges. 'When all routes of justice are blocked,' he warned, 'the people's hands eventually reach the rulers' necks.'He accused the PPP of stealing Jamaat-e-Islami's mandate in Karachi's local government elections, saying: 'We won 192 UC chairman seats, while PPP had 172, yet they still seized control of Karachi's mandate.'He said that PPP is involved in horse-trading from Karachi to Kashmir and refuses to transfer powers and funds to local bodies despite constitutional provisions. He asked the Sindh government to explain why it denies Karachi its rightful share from the NFC Award, when it claims to protect the same awards and the 18th Constitutional Amendment that ensures devolution of powers.On Pakistan-Afghanistan relations, Hafiz Naeemur Rehman urged the Afghan nation and the government to ensure that Afghan soil is not used for terrorism, stressing that 'wars never bring peace - diplomacy must be conducted responsibly.'Jamaat-e-Islami, he added, is ready to play its role for peace if the government genuinely seeks it.Warning Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of his antidemocratic approach, he said that 'a time may come when neither you nor your cabinet will even have access to a helicopter.' He urged the government to learn lessons from past dictatorships and said while referring to the recent political revolution in Bangladesh that 'the world is changing - Generation Z is bringing revolutions.'He also shed light on the education sector in the province. Despite a Rs. 613 billion education budget, the condition of schools is deplorable - '8 out of 9 children fail to reach higher education,' he noted, adding that over 20 million children aged 5-16 remain out of school in Pakistan.On the occasion, he invited the media persons to Jamaat-e-Islami's Ijtema-e-Aam (mass congregation) at Minar-e-Pakistan, Lahore, from November 21 to 23. He said: 'This is no longer a matter of left or right, but of right and wrong. That's why our slogan is 'Change the System.' This event will be a turning point for national ref orm.'In his remarks, KPC President Fazil Jamili welcomed Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, saying that 'Meet the Press' is a longstanding tradition of the club, which invites leaders of political parties.He described Hafiz Naeemur Rehman as 'a son of Karachi who understands its problems.'Jamili said that the 26th Amendment undermined the judiciary, while the 27th Amendment has shifted power from institutions to individuals. He also commented on Pakistan's current situation, saying that the regional context - including India and Afghanistan - is visibly tense.The event was also attended by Jamaat-e-Islami Sindh Emir Kashif Saeed Sheikh, Karachi Emir Monem Zafar Khan, Sindh Assembly Member Muhammad Farooq, Information Secretary Zahid Askari and others.