A resolution adopted by the party at a public meeting here on Sunday urged the government to implement "at the earliest" the parliament`s resolution on national security and show respect to the parliament and its decisions.
A large number of JUI-F workers attended the meeting held under the title of `Mufti Mehmood Conference` at Shah Tamas Stadium. JUI-F provincial leaders lauded the politics of late Mufti Mehmood, father of the incumbent party chief
Maulana Fazlur RehmanDeobandi holy man, known as
Mullah Dieselduring the war against the Soviets, his sympathies for the Taliban have never been tempered by honesty ...
, at the day-long gathering.
They said that the country had experienced problems because of siding with the US in its war against terrorism.
The government should revise the foreign policy and make changes to protect the national interest, they added.
The speakers urged political and religious parties to forge unity to amicably overcome the challenges faced by the country owing to armed conflict in the tribal areas. They said that government should take measures to fulfil the decisions of the recently held All Parties Conference (APC), which, they added, provided the best way out to it to protect the country`s interest and serve its people.
Through a unanimously adopted resolution, the participants of the conference demanded of the government to take effective measures to end American drone attacks in tribal areas.
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The participants of the conference assured army of active assistance in case of any eventuality of foreign aggression. They also demanded end to the country`s reliance on foreign loans, observing that self-reliance was imperative for protecting illusory sovereignty.
The JUI-F leaders stressed the need for utilising the natural resources of the country to effectively tackle its economic woes.
Addressing the conference, Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that imperialist forces wanted to destabilise Pakistain by accusing it of siding with Taliban. He, however, warned them against undertaking any `adventure against Pakistain` in the name of taking on Taliban.
"Paks as a united nation will stand firm together to foil such nefarious designs," he added.
Mr Rehman said that the West wanted to impose its agenda on the Mohammedan world, using democracy as a tool to achieve its objectives.
He, however, said that his party had always used democratic path for enforcing Islamic laws in the country.
He added that his party would continue its struggle.