LAHORE, Nov 20: Jamaat-i-Islami amir Qazi Husain Ahmed, now shifted to a Peshawar hospital under jail doctor’s advice, has asked his party workers to continue their struggle for the ouster of the present government and the establishment of an interim setup.

In a message sent through his daughter Raheela Qazi, the JI chief alleged that hopes on the basis of which Gen Musharraf had accepted US dictation had turned out to be mirage. As a result, the message said, Pakistan’s nuclear programme faced more dangers than ever, Kashmir struggle could be likened with terrorism and the country stood surrounded by enemies.

The message was read out at a news conference at Mansoora on Tuesday.

The Qazi said the army should honourably go back to the barracks so that an interim government could hold elections according to the constitution.

About the future of the Taliban, the JI leader said anti-US sentiments getting birth among the youth as a result of “American terrorism” would be hard to control. Terrorism, he emphasised, could be eradicated only through justice.