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JUI-S to contest presidential elections
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Senior (JUI-S) leader Pir Abdur Rahim Naqshbandi announced on Wednesday that he would contest the upcoming presidential elections, with JUI-S MNA Qari Gul Rehman as his covering candidate. We will contest the presidential elections, since General Pervez Musharraf is a liberal man and we are representatives of mosques and madrassas, Gul told Daily Times.He said if all opposition parties, particularly the Muttahida Majlise-Amal (MMA) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, united against Musharraf, he would not stand a chance. We will defeat Musharrafs pride with our humility, Qari said. I have also written a letter to MMA President Qazi Hussain Ahmad seeking his support and permission to contest the election, he said. Posted by: Fred 2007-09-07 |
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