 The Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) said on Saturday that the restoration of the religion column in new passports was a big victory for it and the people of Pakistan. Maulana Fazlur Rehman, MMA secretary-general, told Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) official Maulana Gulzar Ahmad Gul in Hasilpur on the phone that the government was not sincere in resolving the Balochistan issue. Fazl, who is also the JUI ameer, said the crisis could only be resolved through political dialogue, not by force. He said the MMA would not compromise on President Pervez Musharraf's army post, the restoration of democracy and the supremacy of the Constitution. He said the military would have to limit itself to safeguarding Pakistan's borders, leaving politics to politicians. He said that General Musharraf wanted to make the Islamic Republic of Pakistan secular to please its foreign masters through "enlightened moderation", adding that people would not allow him to do so. Fazl feared that the government might hand over Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan to the United States to prolong its tenure. He said the US was trying to attack Iran after invading Afghanistan and Iraq, adding that such moves would be resisted by Muslims. He said the government would not be allowed to let the US use Pakistani soil to attack Iran. |