| Qazi Hussain Ahmad on Monday offered to step down as president of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) after three members of the MMA Supreme Council, including Maulana Fazlur Rehman, criticised him for resigning from the National Assembly (NA), sources told Daily Times. Qazi later agreed to the councilÂ’s demand that he withdraw his decision to resign, said the sources. At the start of the council meeting, which Qazi presided over, Allama Sajid Naqvi questioned his resignation from the NA without prior approval of the council. MMA Secretary General Maulana Fazl said Qazi should have consulted him or the council before submitting his resignation, and his unilateral action had embarrassed the alliance of religious parties, according to the sources. Another member of the council, Dr Abu Al Khair Zubair, also criticised Qazi. Qazi reacted by saying he was prepared to step down as president of the MMA immediately if the council members had lost confidence in him. The members of the council said that they did not want his resignation. |