Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) on Sunday advised the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) to quit the government in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) if it opposed opposition leader in the National Assembly Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani's participation in the National Security Council (NSC) again."We will have to seriously consider quitting government if we cannot solve people's problems. They can be solved only if we talk to the federal government and attend the NSC meetings," JUI-F provincial naib ameer Qari Fayyazur Rehman told Daily Times after chairing a party meeting. "If we are not interested in the solution of people's problems, what is the logic in holding on to power? It is better to the quit the government," the JUI-F official, who is also a member of the National Assembly, said. The JUI-F went a step further to demand Fazl's participation in the NSC. Earlier, it was insisting on Durrani's presence at the NSC. When asked why is the JUI-F asking for Fazl's participation, Qari Fayyaz said, "It is better to demand so many things. At the end of day, at least one demand is met."
The MMA Supreme Council will decide on the JUI-F demands in a meeting tomorrow (Tuesday). The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) is opposing Durrani's participation in the NSC meetings, saying, "There is no need to go back on the MMA's stance on the issue."
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