| Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) leader Qari Gul Rehman on Sunday said the MMA was waiting for the arrival of their leaders and their instructions on how to save the lives of people besieged in Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa. Rehman, a Member of the National Assembly (MNA), along with MNAs Dr Farid Piracha, Shah Abdul Aziz and others was addressing a press conference at the Parliament Lodges. “We are waiting for the return of MMA leaders Qazi Hussain Ahmad and Maulana Fazlur Rehman from London, where they are attending the All Parties Conference, and their directions to save the lives of those besieged in Lal Masjid,” said Rehman. Earlier, Piracha said the MMA demanded the government immediately stop the operation against Lal Masjid. He also demanded a judicial commission to investigate the Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa issue. He said MMA parliamentarians had convened a meeting on the Lal Masjid situation. He said the MMA leaders had directed the MNAs to ensure their availability in the capital so that they could play their role in avoiding the causalities resulting from security forces and Lal Masjid students’ gun battles. |