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Joint movement against dictatorship Lahore, Dec 12: The MMA president and Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Qazi Hussain Ahmad has said he is trying that all opposition parties should launch collective movement against Gen Musharraf dictatorship in shape of a grand alliance in order to rid the country of US slavery. He was talking to newsmen at Mansoorah on Tuesday after the meeting of Jamaat Islami central working council. Qazi said the basic aim of JI is that all MMA's unity should be maintained at all costs despite petty differences and all parties should perform the duty of protecting country's ideology, culture, education system, and constitution with total unity. He said at present Washington is attacking our religion and Islamic values through Gen Musharraf, and basic changes are being made in constitution, education system and religious values. It is high time that all political and religious parties should run a united campaign in order to block the way of US intervention for ever. To a question, he said JI working council is deliberating on the option of resigning from parliament but the final decision will be taken by the MMA supreme council. Until then, JI members will continue boycott of NA sessions and select committees. He said he is not drawing his salary as MNA for the last one year. He stressed that removal of Gen Musharraf from power is necessary for protecting the country and our struggle for this objective will continue at every cost without any weakness. He said we will chalk out a program for anti Musharraf movement in the executive committee. Qazi Hussain Ahmad said Gen Musharraf is proposing to surrender on Kashmir cause without having any mandate. He said he has indirect contacts with Nawaz Sharif while Imran Khan has also held talks with him in London. He said MMA's talks with ARD are still continued since we want to remain united on the matters we had settled earlier. The three main issues of our unity with them are end of Gen Musharraf dictatorship, interim government and independent election commission, and restoration of constitution before Oct 12, 99. Qazi said MMA fully supports the strike call of December 15 given by Deeni Madaris against the Women Rights Protection Act. |
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