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| Jamaat rejects proposed constitutional package |
| 2002-06-27 |
| Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan (JIP) has rejected the proposed constitutional package, terming it an attempt to severely undermine the political system. Qazi Hussain Ahmad said that the announcement of such packages was unnecessary, especially at a time when the nation required unity among its ranks. He said that joint electorate was an attack on the ideological basis of the country. He said no person had the power to amend the Constitution under the Law of Necessity. He said that already public opinion is well known about the powers of President and Prime Minister and how to balance them. Poses a dilemma, doesn't it? You rant, rave, bully, cajole and bribe, and finally you get control of Pakland's Islamoparliament — and then you find out some general can toss you for corruption, just when you've grabbed the boodle. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |