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| JUI-S to contest presidential elections |
| 2007-09-07 |
| Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Senior (JUI-S) leader Pir Abdur Rahim Naqshbandi announced on Wednesday that he would contest the upcoming presidential elections, with JUI-S MNA Qari Gul Rehman as his covering candidate. “We will contest the presidential elections, since General Pervez Musharraf is a liberal man and we are representatives of mosques and madrassas,” Gul told Daily Times. He said if all opposition parties, particularly the Muttahida Majlis–e-Amal (MMA) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, united against Musharraf, he would not stand a chance. “We will defeat Musharraf’s pride with our humility,” Qari said. “I have also written a letter to MMA President Qazi Hussain Ahmad seeking his support and permission to contest the election,” he said. |
| Posted by:Fred |