ARD to participate in MMA's million march in Pakistan
By Omair Rasheed - Pakistan Times Staff Correspondent

LAHORE: Chairman ARD and PPPP President Makhdoom Amin Fahim said on Saturday the sixteen parties alliance would participate in MMA’s million march as both the alliances wanted restoration of democracy in Pakistan besides the 1973 constitution.

He was talking to reporters here after addressing a seminar of Khaksar Tehrik. He made it clear that PPPP was not entering into any deal with the government.

Amin Fahim said the government should forget that next general elections would be held in 2007 as joint opposition would force the government to hold early polls.

He said the US Secretary of State Dr Condoleezza Rice spoke high of the government officials in Pakistan only but in India she also met with the opposition leaders.

Of Khaksars

Earlier, addressing the conference, ARD leader said before partition, Khaksars rendered countless sacrifices but after the country was established, it was governed by dictators most of the time.

He said due to non-representative government, the people were facing severe problems as 'lawlessness, poverty, unemployment and inflation were at its peak.'

PPPP leader said; "when ever dictator came to rule he always ruined the country and starting from Ayub Khan, he gave water to India, followed by another who divided the country and when Zulfikar Ali Bhutto came in and gave 1973 Constitution, he was also thrown from the rule by another dictator."

Lt Gen (Retd) Hamid Gul

Speaking on the occasion, Lt Gen (Retd) Hamid Gul said the current political system had failed to deliver the people and new ways should be sought to get capitalists who were pressurizing Pakistan 'to roll back nuclear programme.'●