The Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) is considering staging a sit-in at rather an "extraordinary" place in Rawalpindi to protest President General Musharraf continuing in his army office, MMA leader Hafiz Hussain Ahmed told journalists at Lahore Press Club on Thursday.
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But he would not elaborate what that extraordinary place could be. Asked if the army supported President Musharraf holding his army office, he said the MMA had given the army leeway through the 17th amendment but would now oppose the army's decision to support its general. He said the MMA supported the 17th amendment in the hope of resolving the uniform issue once and for all. "We allowed General Musharraf grace till December 31 only," he added. He said the Rawalpindi rally would be held according to schedule on December 19. "A lot rests on whether President Musharraf retains his army office or not. Our next move will come on December 30 or 31 in response to the president's decision," he added. He would not explain what the MMA's future course of action could be, saying it would remain a mystery. But he said the future plan of action would be finalised at the MMA's supreme council meeting in Islamabad on December 24. He rebuffed allegations that the MMA was the government's B team, saying it would not have contested elections for prime minister, speaker and deputy speaker if that was the case. |