Fazl refuses to rejoin govt, soften stance on PM

JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman.

Dawn

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Wednesday requested Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-F’s chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman to rejoin the coalition government. However, the JUI-F chief rejected the request and said his party had ratified the move and would not change its stance in the current circumstances.

Rehman Malik had made the request during a meeting with Fazlur Rehman at the latter’s residence, DawnNews quoted JUI-F sources as saying.

Later on, a delegation of 10 MNAs from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) also met with Fazlur Rehman.

In his meeting with the MNAs from Fata, Fazlur Rehman rejected their request for the JUI-F chief to soften his stance toward Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.

Fazlur Rehman said he would not change his posture as “the prime minister had sabotaged the Pakistan People’s Party’s reconciliation policy”.