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| En bloc resignations from NA on 29th, says MMA |
| 2007-09-27 |
| The Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) on Wednesday announced that the legislators of the religious alliance would resign en bloc from the National Assembly on September 29. The announcement came after a meeting of the MMA parliamentary party held at Al Markaz-e-Islami. MMA President Qazi Hussain Ahmed chaired the meeting attended by a large number of MNAs and MPAs. NWFP Assembly dissolution: The MMA also announced that the alliance would take a decision on resignations from the provincial assemblies and dissolution of the NWFP Assembly in the All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) meeting today (Thursday). Briefing the media, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Deputy Secretary General Fareed Paracha said that President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s re-election was an insult to the Constitution and democracy. He said the MMA would use all options to block Gen Musharraf’s re-election and the religious alliance’s decisions were in line with the decisions taken by the APDM. He added that the parliamentary party meeting was aimed at taking all MMA MNAs and MPAs into confidence. “We’ll resign from the NA on September 29 and if anyone tries to obstruct us we will move court,” he said. MMA leader Maulana Shujaul Mulk said the decision to quit the assemblies was final. “However, the decision to dissolve the NWFP Assembly will be taken today (Thursday) in the APDM meeting,” he added. He said the MMA would give full support to Justice (r) Wajeehuddin Ahmed in the presidential election against Gen Musharraf. He said the Pakistan People’s Party had made a wrong decision to field Makhdoom Amin Fahim as presidential candidate. |
| Posted by:Fred |