Room for dialogue: ‘JI may join MMA if JUI-F accepts demands’
Ibrahim Khan says religious parties will support each other in elections.
PESHAWAR:
The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) will only join the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) if their demands are accepted by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam - Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, said the JI provincial leader, Mohammad Ibrahim Khan.
Talking to reporters at JI provincial headquarters, Khan said that the JI will seek other parties for an alliance if it does not work out with the JUI-F, adding that his party was not an obstruction in the restoration of the MMA.
He said that their door is always open for talks. Khan hopes that religious parties will support each other in the elections even if they do not unite on a single platform.
The JI also opposes any military action in North Waziristan, he said, adding that law and order situation will only worsen if the army goes ahead with the offensive.
It is unlawful to kill people for having a difference of opinion and we condemn suicide attacks across the country, Khan said, adding that the government has not taken satisfactory security measures.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 25th, 2012.
The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) will only join the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) if their demands are accepted by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam - Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, said the JI provincial leader, Mohammad Ibrahim Khan.
Talking to reporters at JI provincial headquarters, Khan said that the JI will seek other parties for an alliance if it does not work out with the JUI-F, adding that his party was not an obstruction in the restoration of the MMA.
He said that their door is always open for talks. Khan hopes that religious parties will support each other in the elections even if they do not unite on a single platform.
The JI also opposes any military action in North Waziristan, he said, adding that law and order situation will only worsen if the army goes ahead with the offensive.
It is unlawful to kill people for having a difference of opinion and we condemn suicide attacks across the country, Khan said, adding that the government has not taken satisfactory security measures.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 25th, 2012.