Muslim rulers would be held responsible for any damage to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) president, Qazi Hussain Ahmad said on Friday. Addressing a rally at the Jamat-e-IslamiÂ’s Mansoora headquarters on Friday, he said the mosque must be protected. The rally protested the demolition attempts. It was attended by Jamat-e-Islami members, parliamentarians and the general public. Jamat-e-Islami leaders, Dr Muhammad Kamal, Dr Farid Ahmad Piracha, and Abdul Ghaffar Aziz were also present. | Qazi demanded the integration of Muslim military resources under the banner of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC). Islamabad should terminate all military cooperation with Washington, he added. |
Hussain said that attacks against religious monuments and symbols of faith qualified as terrorism. General Musharraf was guilty of terrorism for demolishing mosques, he added. He said Palestinians younger than 45 were prevented from visiting Al-Aqsa for offering Friday prayers. Elderly people were searched at military checkpoints before they reached the Al Qudsi, he added. Qazi Hussain Ahmad praised the reconciliation efforts of the Palestinian groups of Hamas and Al-Fatah. He said the signing of the Mecca declaration would help stop fighting between the two groups and unite them.