Room for dialogue: ‘JI may join MMA if JUI-F accepts demands’
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.
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JI needs to have some alliance for its electoral survival.
Ji and JUI are poles apart in having acceptance of each other from their hearts. Getting into an alliance merely for elections means both are hypocrites. God save us from such religious parties who compromise on principles for worldly gains.
@Ch. Allah Daad: Last time I checked DPC leaders were cozying up with Nawaz Sharif rather than PTI :)
Invite PTI too in MMA to add some flavour in Halva.