[Pak Daily Times] Three 'moderate' political parties on Wednesday have vowed to resist all conspiracies underway to restrain them from contesting polls and aimed at promoting fundamentalist parties in the May 11 general election.If you let the problem fester, why are you surprised when it bites you on the ass?
They continued reiterating their stance against 'conspiracies' through their joint appearances at different venues.
Leaders of the three parties gathered at residence of ANP's Senator Shahi Syed in the morning and later at the PPP's Secretariat in the evening. Late on Tuesday, they had also gathered at the MQM Headquarters, Nine-Zero.
The three 'enlightened' parties repeatedly accused the 'national and international establishments' for supporting the plan of blocking the way of three progressive parties in the forthcoming polls. They urged the people of the country foil the conspiracies by coming out on May 11 and casting votes in their favour. They also welcomed the statement of army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
... four star general, current Chief of Army Staff of the Mighty Pak Army. Kayani is the former Director General of ISI...
, saying that the three parties had been expressing the same opinion.
Senator Shahi Syed said that Death Eaters had hijacked the May 11 election and "it appears that they are conducting the polls, not the caretaker government". He said that the caretaker government and law enforcement agencies were not playing their roles. "It appears that elections are only being held in Punjab. It will be selection, not election," the ANP leader said. Shahi Syed also urged religious scholars of the country to give edict against the actions of the TTP in light of Islam. He warned that people would not accept election results if the three progressive parties had not been provided a level playing field.