 The Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) Supreme Council meeting on Monday isolated MMA chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed while supporting a Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) proposal to allow Maulana Fazlur Rehman, MMA secretary general and opposition leader in the National Assembly, and NWFP Chief Minister Akram Durrani to attend future National Security Council (NSC) meetings.
| Qazi's been against MMA participation in the NSC ever since the NSC was first constituted, at least in its present form. Fazl's edged around to wanting to attend, since that's where the decisions are actually made, and Qazi's been blocking him. Sami's been of the same non-cooperative view as Qazi, but he's been so green with jealousy of both Qazi and Fazl that he hasn't done much but make a laughingstock of himself, which I'd guess is why his party just threw him out. I'd also guess his party's about to split, which should make two minuscule factions of no weight at all. |
Five MMA factions supported JUI-Fâs proposal. Sources privy to the meeting told Daily Times that the five factions were of the view that Fazl and Durrani should not be stopped from attending NSC meetings. âA heated debate took place between Qazi and Fazl on the issue,â sources added.
| Comes as a surprise, huh? Their respective egos are nearly as large as their bellies. |
Qazi told the meeting that Fazl and Durraniâs participation would be a disaster for the MMAâs political future, sources said, adding that Fazl replied by saying Qazi should accept the decision of the majority and that in this regard five parties had supported JUI-Fâs argument. Sources said that after the debate MMA leaders decided to leave the issue to the four smaller MMA factions including the Jamiat Ahle Hadith, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Senior, Pakistan Islami Tehrik and Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan. They said Qazi also could not get the meeting to support a protest movement against President Pervez Musharraf. 
| There've been so many of them, I don't think anybody pays any attention anymore... |
Sources said Fazl was of the view that the Pakistan Peopleâs Party Parliamentarians and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz were in contact with the government and wanted to strike a deal. Fazl also said if other opposition parties would start a protest movement against Musharraf, the MMA would join them, sources said. They quoted Fazl as saying, âBut the MMA wonât prepare the ground for other opposition parties to strike a deal with the government by starting a protest movement.â |