Civil society members have expressed concerns over Jamaat-e-Islami MPAs’ stiff opposition to a resolution tabled in the assembly appreciating and congratulating Noble laureate Malala Yousafzai.
Pakhtunkhwa Ulasi Tehreek held a meeting chaired by Ajmal Afridi on Thursday in Peshawar and expressed disapproval of the JI’s stance. Civil society members including Dr Said Alam Mehsud, Prof Dr Khadim Hussain, Sikandar Zaman, Arbab Sheheryar, Arshad Haroon, Iqbal Hoti, Khurshid Bano, Taimur Kamal and Shabina Ayaz appreciated and congratulated Malala Yousafzai on winning the Noble Peace award.
By winning the peace prize, Malala has shown the world that Pukhtuns are not terrorists but are themselves victims of terrorism, said the meeting’s participants. The association passed a resolution appreciating Malala and vowed that it would not allow JI’s MPAs to hijack the assembly. The civil society members urged lawmakers of various parties to unite against JI in the assembly.
The participants also opposed JI’s demands of revising the provincial curriculum.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 31st, 2014.
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