OKARA, April 16: JUI-F central secretary-general and MNA Mulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidri has said that after an assurance given by the Punjab chief minister to his NWFP counterpart Muhammad Akram Khan Durrani, regarding the release of MMA worker and MNA Hameedullah, the alliance postponed the rally from Lahore to Gujranwala.

He was speaking at a press conference held at the residence of JUI-F Naib Ameer Syed Amir Husain Gillani on Saturday.

He said the MMA members would not participate in the National Assembly’s business advisory committee until Federal Law Minister Wasi Zafar submitted a written apology for his behaviour.

OCCI: Defence Minister Rao Sikander Iqbal will inaugurate the office of Okara chamber of commerce and industry on Sunday. Senator Ilyas Ahmad Billor, former president of federation of chamber of commerce and industry Pakistan, would preside over the ceremony.