Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal Secretary General Fazlur Rehman said on Sunday that the MMA will thwart any attempt by President General Pervez Musharraf to impose martial law in the country and denied having any deal with the president. Addressing a press conference here, Maulana Fazl said the government has decided to impose martial law if General Musharraf is not re-elected in uniform, adding the MMA would not bow to General Musharraf's move and would start a strong movement against him.
The opposition leader in the National Assembly denied providing "safe passage" to President Musharraf. According to NNI, he said General Musharraf has no constitutional or moral right to rule the country and demanded his immediate resignation. "I make it clear we stand by our commitment, but we do not want confrontation," Fazl said.
He said Musharraf wanted to declare an emergency in the country to obtain an alternate supporter, but is now unable to do so because of Condoleezza Rice. He said Rice would play an important role in bringing Pakistan People's Party Chairwoman Benazir Bhutto to power. He said if the PPP made a deal with General Musharraf, then it was no better than the ruling Pakistan Muslim League. He said "stiff resistance" would be offered if Musharraf were re-elected from the present assemblies. "We will abide by the decision of the opposition at the platform of the All-Parties Democratic Movement (APDM), including quitting the governments in NWFP and Balochistan and resignation from the assemblies," he added.