Opposition party leaders in the NWFP Assembly termed the chief minister’s advice for the governor to dissolve the Frontier Assembly another “political drama” staged by the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) with the All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) leadership.The opposition leaders said Maulana Fazlur Rehman again supported President Pervez Musharraf, as he had done in the past by supporting him on the 17th amendments under the cover of the Legal Framework Ordinance (LFO).
“Dissolution of the NWFP Assembly was an option of the APDM before October 6 and not on October 8. Chief Minister Akram Durrani and his party chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman paved the way for President Musharraf’s re-election and dissolution of Frontier Assembly is now meaningless for the APDM,” PML-N parliamentary leader in the NWFP Assembly Anwar Kamal Marwat, who recently resigned, told Daily Times after chief minister advised the governor to dissolve the NWFP Assembly. “Fazlur Rehman and Akram Durrani announced assembly’s dissolution on October 2, which provided an opportunity to pro-Musharraf MPAs to move a no-trust motion against him. Had they kept the assembly’s dissolution secret, pro-Musharraf MPAs would no have tabled the no-confidence motion,” Marwat said.