Daily Times

ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that tensions between institutions cannot be concealed by maintaining a neutral tone.

Talking to the media, the JUI-F chief said that Nawaz Sharif was being summoned for court hearings on a weekly basis, whereas other absconders are roaming freely.

He said that Nawaz Sharif’s conduct had been uncompromising but Shahbaz Sharif seemed to be willing to negotiate. “Shahbaz is trying to build a consensus but existing tensions existing between institutions is hindering him.”

Fazl vouched for PML-N’s support and said that JUI-F will support the federal government in the upcoming Senate elections.

The JUI-F leader spoke about the reinstatement of the Muttahida-Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), saying: “The Jamiatul Hadis conference will take place in Lahore on March 12 instead of March 8. The PML-N induction on the MMA platform will be discussed in the near future.”

Earlier, Fazlur Rehman was elected the president of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), an alliance of religio-political parties.

During a meeting of MMA in Lahore, a general council comprising 20 members of the alliance was formed. MMA issued a statement, saying that the aim of their struggle was to develop the society and form an Islamic welfare state. It said that all decisions would be made on the basis of consensus, and any attack by non-religious elements would be retaliated.

Published in Daily Times, March 3^rd 2018.