MMA vows to end US influence

Published September 24, 2002

QUETTA, Sept 23: Revival of the Taliban rule in Afghanistan, ousting of the Karzai government and enforcement of the Islamic laws and system in Pakistan are top priorities of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), a central leader of the coalition has said.

“End of the US influence in the region is another important priority of the religious parties united at the MMA platform”, Maulana Noor Mohammad, a central leader of the bloc and JUI-F said while speaking at a press conference here on Monday.

Mr Noor Mohammad, a former Balochistan minister, flayed the role of the United State in the region including Afghanistan, and said the religious parties of Pakistan would not abandoned their struggle for the revival of Taliban government in the war-torn country.

He said:”We are contesting elections against the secular forces in the country. People have tried the PPP and PML several times, but they failed to resolve their (people) problems.”

On the occasion, ex-student leader of the PPP and MSF, Engineer Mohi-Ud-Din Kakar announced to join the JUI. Mr Noor Mohammed welcomed Kakar in his party, and expressed hope that he would dedicatedly work to further strengthen the party in the province.

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