PPP rejects JUI-F stance, suggests APC to discuss ‘Azadi March’
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Rejecting the stance of the stance of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-F (JUI-F) over ‘Azadi March’, the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) suggested to summon all parties conference (APC) to discuss the long march.
The PPP showed differences with the JUI-F march and the latter has called for convening another APC to discuss the possibilities of launching anti-government protest campaign from the platform of the joint opposition.
The sources said that the demand of APC came when some JUI-F members contacted the PPP leaders. They reacted strongly to the statements by some JUI-F leaders in which they had alleged that the PPP was staying away from next month’s long march in order to please some forces to strike a deal.
The contact was established by the JUI-F after PPP Secretary General Nayyar Bokhari issued a statement earlier in the day, terming the criticism from the JUI-F “uncalled for” and “regretful”.
Bokhari said the JUI-F leaders should not issue “objectionable” statements against the opposition parties which had participated in all the previous APC’s that had been convened by Maulana Fazlur Rehman.