Opposition alliance hints at movement against Centre, eyes Fazl as leader
The hint follows last week's agreement between opposition leaders and the JUI-F to strengthen their alliance and parliamentary coordination amid tension with the federal government.
An opposition alliance hinted on Monday that it could launch a movement against the federal government, saying it hopes Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman will lead the effort, Dawn reported.
The Tehreek Tahafuz-i-Ayeen Pakistan (TTAP) is an alliance of opposition parties. Its name translates as the Pakistan Movement for the Protection of the Constitution.
The suggestion of a movement follows an agreement reached last week, when opposition leaders and the JUI-F decided to strengthen their alliance and their coordination in parliament, according to the report.
That understanding was reached amid recent tension between the JUI-F and the federal government. Fazlur Rehman has been critical of the Centre over the imposition of governor's rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The JUI-F chief has also accused the federal government of reneging on commitments it made to him while he was working to mediate, Dawn reported.
No date for any movement was announced. No statement named the parties that would take part beyond those already in the alliance, or set out what form a movement would take.
The report did not say whether Fazlur Rehman had responded to the suggestion that he lead it. The JUI-F has made no public announcement on the proposal.
The governor's rule dispute has been the sharpest point of friction between the JUI-F and the Centre in recent weeks, and Fazlur Rehman has raised it in his public statements against the federal government.
Opposition parties have been working to present a joint position in parliament since last week's agreement, though the specific issues they would take up together have not been spelled out publicly.
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