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| Fazl talks to Altaf about 'Talibanisation' |
| 2008-08-16 |
| Maulana Fazlur Rehman has contacted Altaf Hussain of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) to express his reservations over the party's talk of 'Talibanisation' and urged him to present evidence of madrassa involvement, if any, in religious militancy so that action could be taken. Sources said that Rehman urged Hussain to give any evidence to the Wafaqul Madaris Al Arabia, the biggest madrassa education board. However, sources said that both leaders decided no statements would be issued without solid evidence. Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl Karachi president Qari Muhammad Usman confirmed that Rehman and Hussain talked on the telephone but no one from the MQM leadership could be immediately contacted. MQM sources said, however, that a party meeting was held at the London Secretariat where Hussain strictly stopped MQM leaders, including parliamentary members and senior workers, from making any statements that created rifts. The JUI-F's Fazlur Rehman met the president of the Wafaqul Madaris Al-Arabia Pakistan, Maulana Saleemullah, late Thursday night at Jamia Farooquia in Shah Faisal Colony where they discussed seminaries and especially the deportation issue of foreign students, by the government. Rehman and Sallemullah were both unhappy about the talk of 'Talibanisation' raised by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in Karachi. According to sources, both men were of the view that such a "conspiracy" would widen the gap among MQM, madrassas and the religious segment of society. It was during this meeting that they decided Altaf Hussain should be contacted. |
| Posted by:Fred |