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| JUI-F defector blames ex-MMA govt for turmoil in Swat, FATA |
| 2007-12-25 |
| Local Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Amir Nawaz Khan on Monday accused the former Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) government of creating a law and order problem in Swat and the Tribal Areas He said the JUI-F chief had lost the confidence of the people by cheating them in the name of Shariah. He alleged this at a press conference to announce his and Tekreek-e-Istiqlal (TI) leader Malik Sardar Bahadur’s resignations from their respective parties and their joining of the Awami National Party (ANP). A large number of workers from both parties also joined the ANP. ANP provincial President Afrasiab Khattak, central Senior Vice President Haji Ghulam Ahmed Bilour and Bashir Ahmed Bilour were also present at the press conference. Amir said Maulana Fazlur Rehman gave safe passage to President Pervez Musharraf and allowed the latter to continue his ‘dictatorial’ rule through the 17th Amendment. He said Rehman and his religious alliance obtained votes from the electorate with a pledge to root out obscenity and corruption from the society and shift offices to mosques. “But the corruption and obscenity grew during the MMA era and the protocol was promoted,” he said. Amir said the Hasba Bill passed twice by the NWFP Assembly was also “a drama staged by the JUI-F chief and his MMA”. Sardar Bahadur, on the occasion, said Air Marshall (r) Asghar Khan was also “a failed politician” and had no role in politics anymore. “I resign from the party and join the ANP,” he said. Postpone polls: Afrasiab Khattak said the government wanted to postpone the elections in some parts of the province, warning that results would be disastrous if it (the government) delayed the polls in the Pushto-speaking areas. He said it was the government’s responsibility to protect the public and the candidates. Khattak said Musharraf had proved — by bringing former premiers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif back to the country — that PML-Q-Q’s leaders were “failed politicians” and were no longer capable of ruling the country. |
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