...Assembly of Islamic Clergy, or JUI, is a Pak Deobandi (Hanafi) political party. There are two main branches, one led by Maulana Fazlur Rahman, and one led by Maulana Samiul Haq. Fazl is active in Pak politix and Sami spends more time running his madrassah. Both branches sponsor branches of the Taliban, though with plausible deniability...
-Fazl (JUI-F) 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 ...
has urged the government to initiate dialogue process with the Taliban to establish peace in the country.
Talking to news hounds at Sukkur airport on Sunday, he said all political parties have already given a mandate to the government in this regard.
He called for forging unity against drone strikes. "The nation should get united to stop these attacks which violate Pakistain's illusory sovereignty."
He added the US presence in Afghanistan is not in the interest of the region.
To a question, he said Pakistain wants cordial relations with all of its neighbours. He stressed the need for developing national consensus over issues confronting the illusory sovereignty and stability of country.