 Mufti Kifayatullah, provincial spokesman for the ruling Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), on Saturday said that statements made by Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leaders against the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, might endanger the unity of the six-party religious alliance. "(Senator) Prof Ibrahim, JI's former provincial ameer, is neither a provincial nor a central leader of the MMA and, thus, he has no right to issue statements against Maulana Fazlur Rehman. If he persists with such behaviour in the future, JUI-F leaders will not remain silent," he told reporters at a press conference.
| He said that silently, of course... |
The war of words between JI and JUI-F began over JUI-F's support to Fazlur Rehman and NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani's participation in the National Security Council (NSC). Except for JI, all parties in the alliance supported their presence in the NSC.
| Qazi wasn't invited, y'see... |
Kifayatullah, a JUI-F activist, said that being the biggest party in the MMA, JUI-F always backed leaders of smaller parties to head the alliance, which was clear evidence that JUI-F was struggling for the alliance's unity. "Government is not our weakness. We are the followers of (late) Maulana Mufti Mehmood and we know how to leave the government," he said. If JI can ask for votes from PML-Q for Prof Ghafoor in the Senate elections, why is it objecting to Fazlur Rehman and Durrani's participation in the NSC?" he asked. "The JI leaders misunderstood us," he said, adding that Maulana Fazlur Rehman was "a great leader" and it did not suit Prof Ibrahim to issue statement against him. |