LAHORE, Dec 09: President Pakhtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party Mehmood Khan Achakzai called on Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Qazi Hussain Ahmad at Mansoorah on Sunday. The latter hosted luncheon in the honour of the PMAP leader. Another PMAP leader Akram Shah and the JI naib ameer Prof Mohammad Ibrahim were also present during the meeting.

Dilating upon the political situation of the country, both the leaders expressed unanimous opinion that no elections could be held free and fair without the restoration of judiciary headed by Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chuadhry as its Chief.

"The election overseen by Pervez Musharaff would only be farce and serve no purpose than dividing National Assembly seats amongst the favorites. Both the leaders opined that taking part in the election under current situation amounts to uphold the provisional constitution. They were of the view that judiciary in Pakistan has asserted it for the first time in Pakistan; therefore, entire nation should lend support to the superior judicature.

The Qazi Hussain Ahmad and Mehmood Khan Achakzai shared the same note that if major political parties did not boycott the elections without meeting their demands even than Jamaat-e-Islami and other component parties of the APDM would abstain from taking part in the fraud election and thereby express solidarity with the judges who declined oath under the PCO. The vowed to continue struggle for the restoration of judiciary to Nov 3 position.


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