KARACHI, Sept 16: Leader of the opposition in the National Assembly and secretary-general of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, Maulana Fazlur Rahman, opposing the use of force in Wana, Waziristan , said that military action in the tribal areas could prove detrimental for the country.

Talking at the 21st annual 'Dastarbanbdi' ceremony held at the Jamia Usmania, Shershah, Karachi, last night, he said: "The religious seminaries were spreading message of Islam, which is a religion of peace, and labelling it as the religion of terrorism is the part of international conspiracy hatched by the United States," alleging that bringing the people and the armed forces in conflict was an example of how the US plan was being implemented here.

Mr Rahman vowed to raise the issue the world over if the US did not give up what he termed its anti-Islam policies and the propaganda against the seminaries. -PPI