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| JI vows to unite anti-US forces in country |
| 2009-08-10 |
| [Dawn] Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Chief Syed Munawar Hassan has ruled out revival of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal but declared that the anti-US forces in the country would be brought on a single platform. Speaking at the 'Go America Go' rally here at the Jinnah Park, the JI leader said that partners of the coalition government including Maulana Fazlur Rehman were supporting the government's pro-US policies and there was no chance to enter into alliance with these parties. 'Maulana Fazlur Rehman cannot be considered aloof from the policies of President Zardari, by issuing mere few statements,' he said. The rally, attended by a large number of people, started from Hashtnagri Chowk and ended at the Jinnah Park. The venue was decorated with banners and placards inscribed with anti-US slogans. Provincial president of the party Sirajul Haq and other leaders were also present on the occasion. Mr Hassan said that the Awami National Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz were also part of the Zardari-led government. JI will welcome only those parties in the proposed anti-US alliance that quit the coalition government and practically oppose the government's pro-American policies, he said. He urged the political forces to launch 'Go America Go' campaigns at their platforms, which would result in a strong anti-US alliance. He alleged that the rulers had continued the policies of former dictator Gen Musharraf. He said that the so-called US war on terror was actually a war against the Islamic world. Innocent people were being killed in the name of terrorism, he added. Expressing concern over missile attacks in the tribal area, he said that drone attacks and security forces operation in Malakand and the tribal area were part of the US agenda and the government had allegedly given blank check to Washington to kill its innocent citizens. He said that Afghanistan and the tribal region would become graveyard for the US and Nato forces. He said that UK and Russian forces had been defeated in Afghanistan and now the Nato would face the same fate. Opposing military operation in Swat and Waziristan, the JI chief said that use of forces was no solution to any problem and the government should start process of dialogue to resolve the issue. He criticised Awami National Party-led coalition government in the Frontier province, saying that so-called champions of Pakhtun rights always went against the wishes of the Pakhtun when they faced difficult time. 'At the time of Partition, the ANP stood alongside Gandhi, during Afghan war, it supported Russia and now it has adopted pro-US policies,' he said. Sirajul Haq in his address said the ANP had failed to protect the Pakhtuns. After the failure of the ANP government to get the rights of the Frontier province under net hydel profit, the JI set a three-month deadline for the centre to pay the NWFP its share otherwise a protest campaign would be launched in Islamabad. He said that the ANP had failed to meet any of the promises made with the people of the province. The rally passed unanimous resolution demanding complete withdrawal of the US forces from the region and stopping intervention in the internal affairs of Pakistan. Through a resolution, the JI asked the government to control price hike and announce relief package for the poor on the occasion. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Thank you for that useful bit of information, Unitle Borgia4836. I look forward to reading more from you. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-08-10 23:02 |
| #1 The MMA never received more than 10% of the Pakistan vote. There is greater popularity for the NWFP/Balochistan war efforts than there could have been in 2002. The JI is old wall-paper. |
| Posted by: Unitle Borgia4836 2009-08-10 20:46 |