JUI (F) in no
hurry over resignations
ISLAMABAD—Jamiat Ulema Islam (F) has divided into two groups as Maulana
Muhammad Khan Sherani refused to resign from the assemblies following
the cracks appeared in Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) after passing of
Women Protection Bill by Parliament and signature of President General
Pervez Musharraf.
A meeting of Advisory Council of Jamiat Ulema Islam (F) was held here on
Monday with Maulana Fazlur Rehman in the chair to discuss the
contemporary domestic political milieu after the passing of WPB.
According to sources, Maulana Sherani was in favour of not resigning
from assemblies without presenting party point of view and
recommendations over the bill. Maulana Sherani, Maulana Abdul Ghafoor
Haidri, Maulana Gul Naseeb, and Maulana Abdullah supported Maulana
Fazlur Rehman over this issue.
Mufti Abd-us-Sattar, Qari Sohail Abbasi and Noor Ahmad supported Qazi
Hussain what they termed it as a religious issue for resignation from
the assemblies.
Reliable source said that Qazi Hussain Ahmad stressed the party members
to give tough time to government and not to attend assemblies session.
MMA central leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said religious alliance
will counter every conspiracy in and outside parliament to turn the
country into secular state.
He said this while addressing meeting of central Shura of his faction of
Jamiat ulema Islam on the first day here Monday. A 2-day JUI-F
Majlis-e-Shoora meeting was held here in Jamia Masjid Farooq Azam Al
Marakaz Islami I-10. Maulana Fazlur Rehman presided over the meeting.
JUI-F secretary general Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidri apprised Maulana
Fazlur Rehman of the agenda items of the meeting.
Maulana Fazlur Rehman said country is in grip of dictatorship at
present. Every conspiracy to convert the country into secular state will
be faced with full force in and outside parliament. The pace of efforts
for uniting opposition parties on one platform will be accelerated.
Government has become habitual of taking decisions with closed eyes, he
said adding government will have to be weaned away from this habit.
Government has touched other issues rather than taking steps for
enforcement of Islamic order to divert the attention of masses from real
issues. The religious and political parties will have to come forward to
play their respective role in the prevailing alarming situation, he
urged.
Rulers are out to distort the constitution, he alleged. We will foil
every attempt to extract its soul from the constitution, he announced.
—Online |
