Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Thursday said that JUI-F will oppose any move to use parliament on national security issues because the country's sovereignty, integrity and economic stability were very important for the party.
Talking to the media at JUI-F provincial secretariat, he recalled that the parliament had already passed two resolutions in the name of national security in the past but they were not implemented due to non-serious attitude of the coalition government. He said that all opposition parties were going to have a meeting on Friday (today) in Islamabad to discuss issues of national security.
The opposition leaders would discuss Pak-US relations, national security and foreign policy issues. Rehman stressed the need for adopting a foreign policy, which could set targets under a joint long-term strategy instead of following artificial and verbal mechanism for the current situation. He said that the parliament had adopted pro-US policies, which would to be tolerated anymore.
"We need to protect national interest by quitting alliance with US-coalition states in the ongoing war against terrorism, he said, adding that the country's internal and external problems will resolve once we start making such policies." He said that US was now willing to hold talks with Taliban because Nato-led coalition troops in Afghanistan had failed in achieving desirable objectives despite their long stay. Rehman said that Pakistan should also adopt a peaceful way to settle issues instead of using force.
The JUI-F chief said that JUI-F was not against PTI, but it would criticise all those forces which were following the foreign agenda and policies. "We will not allow anyone to impose any western ideology in this part of the region, he warned. Talking about the prevailing situation in Afghanistan, he said that the US was unclear about ongoing negotiations with the Taliban, adding that US Secretary Defence was the biggest hurdle in the release of Afghan prisoners. The US was changing stance on the negotiation with the Taliban in order to delay the ongoing dialogue process.