The MMA on Monday stopped its leaders, especially secretary general Maulana Fazlur Rehman, from meeting government leaders and officials on their own.A meeting of the MMA chaired by Qazi Hussain Ahmed at his residence here also reiterated the allianceÂ’s opposition to President General Pervez MusharrafÂ’s re-election with or without uniform. The meeting was attended by JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, JUI-SÂ’s Pir Abdul Rahim Naqshbandi, Jamiat Ahle HadithÂ’s Prof Sajid Mir and Jamiat Ulema-e-PakistanÂ’s Sahibzada Abu Al-Khair Al Zubair.
Qazi Hussain told reporters after the meeting that no MMA leader would meet government leaders and officials without seeking permission from the top leadership of the alliance. Sources told Daily Times that some participants of the meeting, especially Prof Sajid Mir and Sahibzada Al Zubair, criticised Maulana Fazl for meeting Pakistan Muslim League President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain in Islamabad in which Shujaat had sought his help for the presidentÂ’s re-election.