DND Report
First time in Pakistan, the media is confronting a religious-political party and digging up shocking information through investigative reporting. Though mainstream media is still shy, online and social media platforms are taking the lead. In Pakistan, religious personalities and parties are considered beyond accountability because they always use religion as a cover to harass people, even putting the lives of investigative journalists in danger. The target of the investigation is JUI-F and its leadership, which has crossed all limits by derogating state institutions and even trying to make a mockery of martyrs.
There is almost a new story about alleged moral, administrative, and financial corruption involving JUI-F in social and online media. The latest is about how charity collected by the religious party is being utilised for pleasure trips by the JUI-F leadership.
The series of sensational revelations regarding the corruption and extravagant lifestyles of Fazl-ur-Rehman’s family continues. Here is another shocking account.
Fazl-ur-Rehman—who collects donations in the name of religion—and his family, who dominate the party leadership, are indulging in blatant, lavish lifestyles abroad, funded by money intended for madrasas (religious seminaries).
A long, luxury-filled visit to the United Kingdom by Fazl-ur-Rehman’s brothers, Zia-ur-Rehman and Ubaid-ur-Rehman, alongside JUI-Sindh General Secretary Rashid Mehmood Soomro, has raised several critical questions.
According to travel details, the three individuals were in the UK from October 27 to November 13, 2026. Furthermore, there is confirmed information that Zia-ur-Rehman and Rashid Soomro also stayed in Barcelona from October 31 to November 6.
On one hand, donations are collected in the name of religion from impoverished students of madrasas, their parents, and party workers; yet, on the other hand, one must ask: what is the actual source of funding for the lavish, private foreign trips undertaken by the party leadership?
Will the JUI leadership provide an explanation as to who covered the costs of their stay in London, travel within Europe, and other personal expenses?
Adnan Khan—son of Senator Dilawar Khan—acted as the host and financial benefactor for the JUI leaders in London. The nature of these expenditures and the details of the financial transactions must now be immediately disclosed to the public.
Amjad Khan, who hails from D.I. Khan and is involved in the mobile phone business in the UK, is also reported to have been a co-host. The question remains: what was the exact nature of the hosting and financial support provided by these individuals?
Why is there a lack of transparency regarding the financial affairs of institutions sustained by religious donations and the activities of the party? Do those who provide donations not have the right to know where their money is being spent?
Are the donations collected—ostensibly for the poor students of madaris (religious seminaries) and their families—actually being used for educational facilities, student welfare, and religious services? Or are these funds also being used to finance the extravagant lifestyles of the party leadership and cover their personal travel expenses?
The public also wants to know: when the party leadership preaches—often quite absurdly—about religious simplicity, sacrifice, and selflessness, how exactly are its own private travel expenses funded?
So obsessed is he with receiving special treatment and preferential status that, in the past, this same individual—Rashid Soomro—even wrote a clandestine letter to the British High Commissioner, Jane Marriott, seeking special travel facilitation. He received a response on November 18, 2025, clarifying that the law applies equally to everyone. Such hypocrites, who cloak themselves in the guise of religion, ought to die of shame.
The question arises: why did Rashid Soomro have to approach the High Commission to seek clarification regarding his previous interaction with British authorities? What were the actual details of that incident?
Now, there are some simple, direct questions for Fazl-ur-Rehman and his brothers—questions that every Pakistani wants answered:
- Who covered the full expenses for these lavish trips to London and Barcelona?
- Did any portion of these expenses come from JUI donations or funds intended for madaris?
- If the trip was private, what was the nature of the relationship with the individuals who provided the financial backing?
- Is the organisation prepared to subject its financial affairs to an audit and disclose details regarding the utilisation of donations to the public?
- Do the impoverished people who donate in the name of religion, along with the students of religious seminaries (madrasas), not have the right to demand financial transparency from their leadership?
While poor people, seminary students, and grassroots workers are expected to make sacrifices in the name of religion, who is to bear the costs of foreign trips undertaken for the lavish lifestyles of the organisation’s leadership? This question cannot be answered merely through speeches; it requires authentic financial records and transparent explanations.
