APDM failed to achieve goals, says Fazal
Bureau Report

PESHAWAR—Criticizing the inability of APDM to achieve its goals in the recent political scenario of the country, President of Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam (F) Maulana Fazalur Rehman has said that the decision about alliance of his party with APDM would be taken in the next meeting of the Supreme Council of JUI to be held on Wednesday and Thursday.
Talking to newsmen after attending the meeting of the Supreme Council of JUI that met here on Sunday, he criticized that APDM failed to achieve its goal despite tendering resignations from the assemblies. He said that JUI committed no mistake in dissolution of NWFP government.
Replying a question, Maulana Fazalur Rehman said that efforts would be made for keeping Mutahidda Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) united. JUI Chief strongly condemned terrorist attack on PPP rally in Karachi and asked the government to conduct through investigations in this regard. Central Amir of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) and Secretary General of MMA, Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that supreme council of JUI will hold a meeting on Oct 24 and 25, next wherein final decision on party’s alliance with All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) will be taken. He said this while talking with media persons after addressing a meeting of JUI(F) Peshawar on Sunday.
Maulana Fazlur Rehman said JUI rendered great sacrifices for APDM including resignations from national and provincial assemblies and dissolution of NWFP government, but still party is facing criticism from component parties of the alliance. He said APDM leadership is raising questions as why NWFP government was not dissolved on September 29, but we have not asked from any one that why JUI leadership was not consulted while nominating Justice Retd Waji-ud-Din as candidate for presidential elections.
Maulana Fazlur Rehman said APDM fails to achieve its goals despite tendering resignations from parliament. He maintained that JUI committed no mistake in dissolution of NWFP government and in fact the mistake is committed by APDM leadership. He added that no proper strategy was chalked out for Presidential elections held on Oct 6, last.
In response to a question, Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that all efforts would be made for keeping MMA united. However, he hastened to add, he would also register his reservations against leaders of component parties of the religious alliance in its upcoming Supreme Council meeting. He said the scheduled meeting of supreme council of MMA was delayed due to indisposition of its president Qazi Hussain Ahmad. Earlier, Maulana Fazlur Rehman also disclosed that America is considering calling back its forces from Afghanistan. He said American Ambassador to Pakistan had told him in a recent meeting that America is mulling withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan.
During the meeting, Maulana continued, he told American Ambassador that peace in Afghanistan and FATA cannot be restored unless international forces from Afghanistan are called back.