...Assembly of Islamic Clergy, or JUI, is a Pak Deobandi (Hanafi) political party. There are two main branches, one led by Maulana Fazlur Rahman, and one led by Maulana Samiul Haq. Fazl is active in Pak politix and Sami spends more time running his madrassah. Both branches sponsor branches of the Taliban, though with plausible deniability...
-Fazl and Pakistain Moslem League-Nawaz have set the power game in motion as their leaders agreed here on Sunday to discuss formulation of a coalition government in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central...
"Rehmat Salam (PML-N's provincial general secretary) phoned me today and asked that we (leaders of the two sides) should sit together to discuss the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government formulation," Abdul Jalil Jan, secretary information of JUI-F, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, told Dawn on Sunday.
He said the matter also came under discussion between JUI-F chief
Maulana Fazlur RehmanDeobandi holy man, known as
Mullah Dieselduring the war against the Soviets, his sympathies for the Taliban have never been tempered by honesty ...
and PML-N head Mian Nawaz Sharif
... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
Mr Jalil Jan said his party chief phoned Mr Sharif to congratulate him over PML-N's victory in the May 11 election and during the course of their telephonic conversation the two leaders agreed to look into the possibilities of forming a coalition government in the province.
JUI-F emerged as the second largest party in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly after its 13 candidates returned successful in the Saturday's election. PML-N has surfaced as the third largest single party in the provincial legislature elect with a tally of 12 members of the provincial assembly elect.
"We (JUI-F) will form the next Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government with the help of PML-N as we (his party) already have an understanding with Qaumi Watan Party (headed by former federal interior minister Aftab Ahmed Sherpao) in this regard," said Mr Jalil Jan.
His party, added the JUI-F leader, had developed a commitment with QWP at the time of negotiating the deal to form an electoral alliance for the May 11 elections.