Anti Govt movement in final stage: Qazi
Bureau Report

PESHAWAR—Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal President Qazi Hussain Ahmed Monday said that the anti government movement of the religious amalgamation is in its final stage and President General Pervez Musharraf will have to pack up and go home.
Making it absolute clear that there was no chance of fair, free and transparent elections under President Musharraf, Qazi Hussain Ahmed while addressing Peshawar High Court Bar Association said if the elections are held under the present set up than through rigging the present faces will once again occupy the assemblies. But if today people will turn onto the streets then it will be successful for our anti-government movement.
He said public has complete political awareness and they clearly know that without uprooting the present government the situation will not improve.
Qazi Hussain Ahmed went on to say that there was no supremacy of law, judiciary was not free to practice and it has been gradually weakened. Until and unless there is supremacy of law and judiciary is free the country will face the present crisis. MMA president said the rising influence of United States in Pakistan is not only dangerous for Pakistan but for entire nation and we should end our ties with US because it is need of the hour. He said US was in favour of Pakistan but was achieving its nefarious designs for its interests.
Amir Jamaat-e-Islami said Army had only one role to play and that is to protect the territorial borders of the country and it shouldn’t interfere in national politics. He said President Musharraf promised to doff uniform in December 2004 but he did not fulfilled his promise and by doing this he disgraced the entire nation. Commenting on formation of grand alliance, Qazi Hussain Ahmed said only PPPP was creating hurdles in formation of grand alliance and when a final step in this regard was to be taken at the residence of Chaudhry Nisar Ali, PPPP leader Amin Fahim along with other PPPP leaders opposed the decision as they had not consulted the matter with Benazir Bhutto and even today PPPP had not mulled the matter. Qazi Hussain Ahmed said his party has decided not to attend the sessions of the assemblies. We have also announced not to accept the perks and privileges and I still stand by my words that we should tender resignations from the assemblies.
He also said NWFP government was also not free because Inspector Generals work on the directions of federal government and it was on orders of President Musharraf that all religious audio cassettes were collected from the market and religious people were arrested, whereas the cassettes fomenting vulgarity and obscenity are being openly sold in the market. Responding to queries from the lawyers, Qazi Hussain Ahmed said we never supported formation of Taliban like government in the country but we opposed the Taliban policy when they were in power in Afghanistan. We made it clear then that women should not be barred from education and religious programmes should be allowed to be aired on media. But they neglected few good advices.
Central president of MMA Qazi Hussain Ahmad has said that the differences over resignation issue a big challenge for the religious alliance to remain intact, however, he hoped to settle the issue during next supreme council meeting. Briefing chatting with the newsmen at Peshawar High Court Bar room after addressing PHCBA, Qazi said that the Jamaat-e-Islami wanted the first resignation before starting mass movement against Musharraf while Maulana Fazlur Rehman chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) says first movement then resignations.
“Maulana Fazlur Rehman is stick to his stand of delaying resignation from parliament, while I want first resignation and then movement,” the JI chief said. However, he termed it a minor issue and hoped the MMA would resolve it in Supreme Council’s next meeting. Qazi held the Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) responsible creating rifts in opposition political parties and hurdles in making a “Grand Alliance” for ousting Musharraf and revival of real democracy and 1997 Constitution.