The Supreme Council of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) is likely to meet in Islamabad on February 23 once Senator Sajid Mir and Hafiz Hussain Ahmad return from Saudi Arabia, MMA member Jalil Naqvi told Daily Times on Thursday.
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According to sources in the religious parties alliance, the Supreme Council is likely to discuss the call for a strike by Qazi Hussain Ahmed, acting chief of the MMA, which got a poor response. The sources said MMA General Secretary Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Maulana Samiul Haq and Senator Sajid Mir were unhappy with Mr Ahmed for calling the strike unilaterally. âHe did not consult the other leaders and announced a strike suddenly without any homework. Now he should explain why he took this decision,â an MMA leader said on condition of anonymity.
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The council is also to discuss rumours that it is to join the government. âThe government is trying to portray the MMA as its natural ally, which has widened the gap between the MMA and Alliance for the Restoration Democracy (ARD). A mass contact drive has become necessary to abolish this image,â a source said. MMA Deputy Secretary General Liaqat Baloch said rumours that the MMA could join cabinet were meant to destroy the allianceâs image. âIt is our clear stance that we will not join the government because there is a hell of a difference between the governmentâs and our polices,â Mr Baloch said.
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