Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) leaders allowed NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani to attend Wednesdayâs National Security Council (NSC) meeting amidst Qazi Hussain Ahmedâs reservations. However, Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Maulana Fazlur Rehman did not attend the meeting. MMA members including Fazl, Allama Sajid Naqvi, Shah Faridul Haq, Abdul Aziz Naqshbandi and Sajid Mir allowed Durrani to attend the NSC meeting held under the chairmanship of President Pervez Musharraf on a single point agenda, which was the rehabilitation of people affected by the recent earthquake that hit northern Pakistan, including Azad Kashmir. A meeting between Qazi and Fazl late on Tuesday night did not prove to be fruitful because of the rigid stance adopted by Qazi, who was saying the MMA leadership should stick to its initial stance of not accepting the NSC. He was of the view that attending the NSC meeting by any MMA member would mean that the MMA had accepted the body. However, Fazl tried to convince Qazi that Durraniâs participation would be good for the NWFP. When contacted, Fazl said five members of the MMA had allowed Durrani to attend the NSC meeting keeping in view âspecial circumstancesâ.
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