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| JUI-F criticises US reports over operation |
| 2010-12-24 |
| [Pak Daily Times] Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazalur Rehman on Thursday strongly criticised US media reports over the military operation in the Tribal Area of Pakistain, saying that the Pakistain Army should announce 'jihad' in response to the US forces' ground retaliation in North Wazoo. While speaking on the floor of the National Assembly, he expressed dismay over the policies adopted by the present Pakistain People's Party-led government, particularly regarding the on-going war against terror in the country. Referring to a news report published in The New York Times regarding a US plan to carry out ground incursions in North Wazoo, the JUI-F chief announced that his party would not let any foreign troops into the country's soil and also urged the army to declare jihad in case US troops carry out the attacks in the Tribal Area. He said that Pakistain wanted good ties with the US but the relationship must not be that of a "slave and master." He said that the PPP-led government had failed to act upon its promises as the JUI-F had joined the coalition government under an agreement. "I have declared my seat and those of other party members on the treasury benches as opposition benches, unless the House allocates us seats on opposition benches," he added. Fazl assured the House that he was not a threat for the democratic system in the country, however he termed the rulers a threat to the shariah and Tahafuz-e-Namoos-e-Risalat movement. "The JUI-F can continue to be a friend, but not a 'peasant' for the prime minister," he said. |
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