The leaders of the religious parties have rejected the idea of presidential referendum. Amir of Jamaat-i-Islami, Swat, and a former member of the National Assembly Haji Khaliqdad Khan in a statement on Friday said that all the religious parties had banded together on a single platform of the Mutahidda Majlis Amal (MMA), which had already rejected the referendum and termed it unconstitutional. He alleged that President Gen Pervez Musharaf was pursuing the US policies, which could never be in the interest of Muslims. He said the MMA had decided to launch a joint campaign against the referendum as it was against the will of the people's majority. He accused Musharraf of attempting to turn the country into a secular state and warned that his policies would be opposed tooth and nail, with the help of the masses.
If you have a secular state, who are mullahs and maulvis and maulanas gonna do for their money? Couldn't have that. |