United States has taken control of Pakistan N-weapons: MMA

An Islamic alliance in Pakistan has charged that the US has taken over the country's nuclear weapons and the leadership here has no control over them.

Pakistan's nuclear weapons were no more in the hands of the rulers even though they talked of nuclear war "in response to threats from India," Qazi Hussain Ahmed, President of the Islamic alliance Muttahida Majlis-e Amal (MMA), was quoted by 'Dawn' as telling a public meeting at Hyderabad in Sindh province yesterday.

He alleged that the United States has taken over Pakistan's nuclear weapons Ahmed accused President Pervez Musharraf of reneging from a promise made in a televised address to the nation by not stepping down as the Chief of Army after December 2004. It was unconstitutional that one man should hold offices of President and Army Chief as a result of which the army and other national institutions have become controversial, he said.

Ahmed blamed the government for creating a particular class of rich Generals, bureaucrats, privileged and capitalists. The same class of people purchased properties abroad through wealth "looted" by them in the country whereas 50 per cent of people continued to live below the poverty line, he claimed.

Whenever the army took over the reins of the country, the Constitution became the first casualty while the Generals violated their oath, he cahrged, adding that Musharraf and his "junta" were "patronising" mafias which had grabbed national resources.

Ahmed said the army had been pitted against their own brethren in tribal areas in order to teach them enlightened moderation.

Ahmed also charged the government with promoting the display of obscenity and vulgarity on TV channels and objected to holding of mixed group discussions among men and women. Ahmad, who heads the Jamat-e Islami party, also slammed the US for backing Israel in its war against Lebanon.

MMA Secretary General Maulana Fazalur Rehman criticised the government's foreign policy and cited a recent reported statement of Foreign Minister Khurshid M Kasuri, drawing a link between the Kashmir issue and Mumbai blasts.

Such a statement was tantamount to putting the country into a great trouble, Rehman said, adding that whenever the army ruled the country it weakened civilian institutions.

"The General perhaps never ever felt that weakening of civilian institutions will weaken the country's foundation," he said.

Condemning Israeli attacks on Lebanon, Rehman said if the Islamic countries were reluctant to resist the Jewish state then 'Mujahideen' should be allowed to wage 'jihad' against Israel in Lebanon.

"Israel is a poodle of the US and it was trying to spread war in the Islamic world but the MMA believes that war is not a solution," he said.

Rehman said that if the army continued to be part of the National Security Council, it would become a party on important issues despite the fact that it has to perform its professional duty.

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