Millat-e-Islamia Pakistan (MIP) Convener Maulana Azam Tariq has accepted the advice of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-e-Azam President Chaudhry Shujaat that he should not pursue the Sharia Bill in the National Assembly till an âappropriate timeâ, sources told Daily Times on Saturday. Sources said Maulana Tariq called on Mr Shujaat to ask him to fulfill his promise to support the bill, but the latter advised him to wait till an appropriate time. Sources said the government believed that the bill had the ability to distort the image of Pakistan in the eyes of liberal countries and affect ongoing talks with the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA).
| Any "distortion" of the image of Pakland in the eyes of the rest of the world would have to make it look reasonable and logical. There's no further room on the goofy side of the spectrum... |
Maulana Tariq submitted the bill in the assembly three months ago and informed reporters that it would be discussed on the next private discussion day. He was not available for comments immediately, but his spokesman Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Inqilabi confirmed that Maulana Tariq would not pursue the bill in the assembly for now. âThe circumstances are not favourable to pursue the bill because of the oppositionâs protest and lack of interest in the assemblyâs proceedings,â the spokesman said. |