PESHAWAR: The NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said that the invincible unity of MMA put a brake to sectarianism in the country and foiled conspiracies of anti-Islam and anti-Pakistan elements.
He was addressing Provincial Seerat Conference at Auqaf Auditorium, Peshawar on Saturday. Provincial Ministers Amanullah Haqqani, Hafiz Akhtar Ali, MNA Rahmatullah Khalil, MPAs Abdur Razaq Mujaddadi, Dr. Zakir Shah, Advisor to Chief Minister NWFP Fazle Rahman Madani, Chairman Shariat Council Mufti Ghulam ur Rahman, Owais Qadri and Mufti Muneeb ur Rahman were also present at the occasion.
The chief minister said that Deeni Madaris were the centers of learning spreading the message of love and peace. He said that the worship places of minorities were safe in frontier province under MMA’s government. It was his government responsibility to protect the lives and property of minorities.
The chief minister said that MMA was a source of strength for the entire Muslim Ummah. His government was promoting Islamic values and hoped that the people of Punjab and Sindh would give a mandate in favour of MMA and would follow the people of frontier province to break the chain of slavery and would turn a deaf ear to the politics of landlords, wadera and khans.
He called upon the Khutba to unite the people against the conspirators conspiring to defame Islam. He assured that the provincial government within its powers was striving to implement its agenda for Shariah in the province.
The provincial assembly has unanimously adopted Shariat Bill and to put it on ground, the adoption of Hasba Bill was inevitable that would ensure cheap and easy access to justice.
He hoped that it would be adopted unanimously as the provincial government had got the opinions of all segments of the society through seminars. The people have been taken in to confidence and their apprehensions addressed to. He lashed out at the opponents of his government and added that their propaganda lacked substance.
What his government did to the welfare of the society should be seen and understood. His government improved law and order situation, banned purchase and sell of liquor, introduced interest free banking, provided free books to students up to Matric and declared education free up to Matric.
It exempted five marla houses from property tax, established A-grade hospitals in all districts, set up an education commission, introduced Jail reforms, established orphans centers and Darul Kafala and sensitized police to safeguard the lives and property of the people.
The chief minister said that his government gave an industrial policy giving attractive package to the investors and it was about to announce agriculture policy.
He said that his government made all decisions on merit and took all the political forces on board. He said that the establishment of Women University, women medical college, a separate sports directorate and other people’s friendly steps were the glaring achievements of his government.
Earlier, Provincial Minister for Religious Affairs, Maulana Amanaulah Haqqani presented a detailed resume of his government achievements and future plan.
HASIL PUR (inp): Secretary General of Jamiaat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidri Sunday claimed that government is fully utilizing its machinery to make the country a secular state.
Talking to a delegation of party workers the JUI leader said that non-governmental organizations were fully supported and a free hand has been given to them to play with Islamic ideology.
He said that Agha Khan Board was allowed to tarnish educational system and alter our Islamic and moral values. Keeping in front the government policies he said that government’s days are numbered and soon the people will get rid of the present undemocratic government which he said was working for the interests of West.
He criticized that General Pervez Musharraf led government failed to improve law and order situation and (he) president did not kept his promise to remove corruption from the society.
Despite remaining in power from six long years the president failed to take practical steps to remove corruption, he remarked adding that still justice is being sold in the country and poor cannot afford it. The MMA MNA claimed that sincere and people friendly government never came into power and that usually corrupt governments ruled country.
He asserted: “MMA will form peoples friendly government in the country.”
Maulana Haidri was of the view that reconciliation between the government and the PPP was a good omen but it should be open and in a political manner. He said that secret dealings will harm the democratic process and country as well as it is against the national interests.
About reconciliation between the MMA and ARD he said, “There is no improvement as the PPP is the main hurdle in the negotiation process between the two alliances.” The MNA assured the delegation that JUI would get maximum number of seats in local bodies’ election from the MMA platform.