JI says no party can revive MMA on its own
Clerics convention calls for an electoral alliance against secularism.
PESHAWAR:
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Syed Munawar Hassan said that no party has the right to revive the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) on its own.
Addressing a religious clerics’ convention arranged by the JI on Saturday, Hassan devoted his entire speech to criticising the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam –Fazl (JUI-F) over its attempt to revive the former religious alliance without the JI and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam -Sami (JUI-S).
Hassan implied that the JUI-F was responsible for the collapse of the MMA and claimed its revival was an attempt to undermine and blackmail other parties. He asserted the alliance was now being used as private property.
The JI chief claimed that the MMA was being made to support secularism by endorsing President Asif Ali Zardari. He also condemned the parliament’s committee on Kashmir, led by JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and said it was ‘damaging the Kashmir issue’.
Clerics from the JUI-S, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Ideological, Jamiat Ulema Pakistan Noorani, Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat and Jamiat Ittehadul Ulema Pakistan and other parties were also present.
The convention issued a declaration condemning the blasphemous movie and US interference in the country. It also denounced what it called the secularisation of Pakistan’s education system and propaganda against religious clerics and seminaries.
Furthermore, it called for a religious electoral alliance to contest secular forces in the upcoming elections. Lastly, the declaration insisted military operations be terminated and all issues in the region be resolved through dialogue and negotiations.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 4th, 2012.
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Syed Munawar Hassan said that no party has the right to revive the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) on its own.
Addressing a religious clerics’ convention arranged by the JI on Saturday, Hassan devoted his entire speech to criticising the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam –Fazl (JUI-F) over its attempt to revive the former religious alliance without the JI and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam -Sami (JUI-S).
Hassan implied that the JUI-F was responsible for the collapse of the MMA and claimed its revival was an attempt to undermine and blackmail other parties. He asserted the alliance was now being used as private property.
The JI chief claimed that the MMA was being made to support secularism by endorsing President Asif Ali Zardari. He also condemned the parliament’s committee on Kashmir, led by JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and said it was ‘damaging the Kashmir issue’.
Clerics from the JUI-S, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Ideological, Jamiat Ulema Pakistan Noorani, Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat and Jamiat Ittehadul Ulema Pakistan and other parties were also present.
The convention issued a declaration condemning the blasphemous movie and US interference in the country. It also denounced what it called the secularisation of Pakistan’s education system and propaganda against religious clerics and seminaries.
Furthermore, it called for a religious electoral alliance to contest secular forces in the upcoming elections. Lastly, the declaration insisted military operations be terminated and all issues in the region be resolved through dialogue and negotiations.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 4th, 2012.