ISLAMABAD: Responding to Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s announcement about formation of a committee for negotiations, Chief of Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman made it clear that talks with the government could take place only after the resignation of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
A relevant piece published earlier:
PTI Govt forms committee to get in touch with Fazl
ISLAMABAD: FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi has stated here today that PTI government had formed a political committee headed by Defense Minister to get in touch with JUI-F’s Chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman to negotiate apropos 31st October (2019) Azadi March and Dharna.
Addressing a Presser he held: “We are a political party and are fully capable and willing to deliver a political solution to political matters.”
According to FM if anything the JUI-F chief says during the resultant talks “has political weight, we are ready to listen to it and if a reasonable solution emerges, we will accord that priority…It is not that we have any fear, I must lay stress on this…If someone thinks that with a dharna, governments can be sent packing then we have a 126-day experience in this…we are not novices in the matter.” Shah Mehmood Qureshi said presently a unified stance was needed as Pakistan was struggling for the Kashmir Cause on global fora. He said in the current scenario a political conflict must be sought.
He further held that the day announced by Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman (i.e.: 27th of October) was the day on which Indian forces landed in Srinagar and occupied Kashmir. He said that the government’s Kashmir Cell had decided to observe the day with due respect and in solidarity with Kashmiris: “So we have to see whether we harm this larger purpose in pursuit of a narrower, local agenda.”
FM Shah Mehmood Qureshi stated: “When our government took over the helm of affairs, all the macroeconomic indicators were painting a very dire picture, whether it is the fiscal deficit, the current account deficit, the trade deficit, the investment levels, the unemployment figures, exports, imports, or debt servicing capabilities. So just now we have begun to witness an economic turnaround, and at this time if there is even a hint of instability, it will adversely affect our economy!”
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