Jamaat-e-Islami and MMA Chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed said that his party would not contest the elections or by-elections if they would be held under a military or civilian dictator. “The MMA will make public its final decision on the en-bloc resignations from parliament and the provincial assemblies,” he said while talking to journalists Sunday after a meeting with Shah Anas Noorani of the JUP/MMA. Noorani and Shah Turab-ul-Haq were also present during the press briefing. Ahmed also gave his viewpoint on international issues and said, “We condemn the Security Council sanctions on Iran. It is a biased resolution and we demand the immediate withdrawal of these sanctions.”
He hinted that the MMA was heading towards en-bloc resignations, although, he admitted that there was a difference of opinion on the issue. “The majority has assured us their support,” he said and added that the MMA’s Supreme Council will meet after Eid-al-Azha. The MMA would observe a black day on January 10, the day when the by-elections for the vacant seat of MMA MNA Haroon Rasheed are scheduled to be held in Bajaur.