Shujaat sees MMA resignations unlikely
By Asim Hussain

ISLAMABAD—President Pakistan Muslim League Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain Friday said there will be no need to hold by-elections as the MMA will not tender their resignations.
Talking to newsmen here at the PML House, Chaudhry Shujaat said the Women Protection Bill has nothing against Quran and Sunnah, therefore, the MMA will not resign and they are using it for political gain only. Chaudhry Shujaat said if the MMA will resign, then the government will look into the matter.
Regarding talks with MMA and other opposition parties, the PML President said the Muslim has been engaged in dialogue with the MMA before the passage of the Bill and added that now discuss with them the new draft of the bill on other subjects relating to the rights of the women. He however said the government always tried to consult the opposition on all the national issues before taking up in the parliament.
Agencies Add: President of Pakistan Muslim League (PML) Chaudary Shujaat Hussain has said the ruling party would not contact Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) in connection of their announcement of resignations but in milieu of new women protection bill. He was talking to newsmen after attending a ceremony arranged in connection of celebration of passage of Women Protection Bill at PML House here on Friday.
The PML President said Women Protection Bill is in accordance with the injunctions of Quran and Sunnah and MMA’s decision of resignation in this regard was un-understandable. To a quarry, he said that some of proposals given by the Ulema Committee were already included by the Select Committee so those could not consider while the remaining were incorporated. He denied the objections lay down by religious scholars and said; “they were few who are criticizing on baseless grounds”.
He vowed to resign from National Assembly if anything in the Bill be proved repugnant to injunctions of Islam laid down in Holy Quran and Sunnah. The President PML said MMA must demonstrate political courage and accept the decision of the NA taken by majority of members.
Earlier, addressing the ceremony, the PML President said there was nothing contrary to Quran and Sunnah in the bill passed by National Assembly on November 15 as no one could dare to make any change in the Hadood laws.
Shujaat Hussain said there were some changes in the law to ensure the rights of the women and eliminate the discrimination and injustice with them. He said it is part of a series of legislation which is underway and the process of emancipation, welfare and protection of women will continue. The PML President said he had already announced in the National Assembly that he would resign if any clause in the Women Protection Bill was found against the injunctions of Quran and Sunnah.