Chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Maulana Fazl Urrehman expressed reservations over newly promulgated Pakistan Protection Ordinance (PPO) 2013, saying that his party rejects the law.
Speaking to media at Sukkur airport, the JUI chief called for an end to missile strikes in Pakistan. “The nation should get united to stop these attacks which violate Pakistan’s sovereignty.”
He said the US presence in Afghanistan is not in the interest of the region.
He said that the promulgation of PPO in Sindh “is violation of fundamental human rights,” therefore, his party refused the law.
Nationalist parties of Sindh have also rejected the ordinance, observing two shutter-down strikes in Sindh over the past two months.
Also, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain terms the ordinance ‘authoritarian’, ‘undemocratic’ and ‘unconstitutional’. In a statement last week, he demanded of the government to withdraw the ordinance.
Maulana Fazlur Rehman has urged the government to initiate dialogue process with the Taliban to establish peace in the country.
He said all political parties have already given mandate to the government in this regard.
To a question‚ he said Pakistan desires cordial relations with all of its neighbours.