| The Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) is chalking out a strategy to mobilise 50,000 people in its upcoming rallies in Multan on December 5, Lahore on Dec 12, and Rawalpindi on Dec 19. Some MMA leaders have suggested to change the venues of rallies, sources within the party told Daily Times on Monday. Sources said that some MMA leaders felt that the first protest rally was not successful because of a low turnout and had asked the party command to devise a new strategy to guarantee greater attendance in the rallies. The leaders pointed out that only workers from the Jammat-e-Islami (JI) and the JUI-F had participated in the rallies, while members of other parties in the MMA coalition had not. JI leaders told Daily Times, "We have proposed that Qazi Hussain pressurise Maulana Fazl in helping mobilise the people because he is in a position to stage a good show in the NWFP and Balochistan". The leaders said "we have suggested that the party leadership nominate new locations for these rallies, and we believe that we can do much better if the up-coming rallies were held in the NWFP or Balochistan. |