Politician’s Resignation from Party Presidency
ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Siraj-ul-Haq on Monday resigned from his post as the political party head following his party failed to make an impact in the general elections 2024.
“Accepting responsibility for the defeat in the election, I resign from the leadership of Jamaat-e-Islami,” Siraj said in a post on X from his official handle.
The JI failed to win a single seat in the National Assembly in the 2024 election, where PTI-backed independent candidates emerged as the biggest group.
Siraj-ul-Haq tendered his resignation on Monday, but it was not accepted immediately. Party sources said that a meeting of the JI’s majlis-e-shoora has been called in Lahore on February 17, which will consider whether to accept or reject the resignation.
Siraj-ul-Haq was first elected as the party Ameer in 2014 and again in 2019 for a five-year term. His term of office was set to end in March 2024.
Earlier, Jahangir Khan Tareen, head of the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP), has announced his resignation from both the chairmanship of the party and from active involvement in politics.
Taking to the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Tareen expressed gratitude to his supporters and extended congratulations to his opponents on their electoral success.
He stated, “I have immense respect for the will of the people of Pakistan. Therefore, I have decided to resign from my position as Chairman IPP and step away from politics altogether.”
Furthermore, Jahangir Tareen said: “I will continue to serve my country to the best of my ability in a private capacity. May the next few years see Pakistan prosper.”
It is pertinent to mention here that Jahangir Tareen faced defeat in both constituencies of the National Assembly in the Feb 8 general elections.
Tareen contested from NA-149 and NA-155 Lodhran-2 but was unable to clinch victory as per unofficial results.
The results from 369 polling stations in Lodhran revealed that PML-N candidate Sadiqque Khan Baloch emerged victorious in NA-155 with 117,671 votes, while Tareen garnered only 71,128 votes.
Similarly, Tareen suffered defeat in NA-149 Multan where he secured 50,166 votes. PTI-backed independent candidate Malik Amir Dogar triumphed in NA-149 with 143,613 votes.