Dr Tahirul Qadri of Tehreeke Minhajul Quran (TMQ) who in his first
public meeting had demanded that the election candidates must be
“Sadique” (truthful) and “Ameen” (trustworthy) in line the said
articles. Wednesday, January 09, 2013 - The business leaders in this
financial capital of the country is determined to press the government
for ensuring the strict implementation of Articles 62 and 63 for
candidature in the next general election which is due in a mater of
weeks. Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution deal with the
qualification and disqualification for membership of the
“Majlis-e-Shoora” (parliament). The businessmen, traders and
industrialists, who gathered here Saturday evening to have an insight on
current political situation of the country from Zahid Malik, a seasoned
journalist and Editor in Chief Pakistan Observer, vowed not to tolerate
those contestants in the polls who would fall short of constitutional
provisions under Articles 62 and 63. Saying so automatically put them
behind the long march-fame Dr Tahirul Qadri of Tehreeke Minhajul Quran
(TMQ) who in his first public meeting had demanded that the election
candidates must be “Sadique” (truthful) and “Ameen” (trustworthy) in
line the said articles. Hosted by Federal Advisor on Textile Mirza
Ikhtiar Baig at his residence, the gathering was attended among others
by FPCCI President Fazal Kadir Khan Sherani, business leaders Tariq
Sayeed, S.M Muneer, Zakaria Usman, Shaukat Ahmed, Mirza Ishtiaq Baig,
Senator Abdul Haseeb Khan and Former Sindh Governor Brig (Retd)
Moinuddin Haider. Also present on the occasion was Editor Pakistan
Observer Faisal Zahid Malik. The business leaders claimed to have sensed
gravity of, what Ikhtiar Baig said “do or die” situation, as Malik
urged upon the current rulers to think if crises-hit Pakistan could go
with the current “extreme situation”. “There is a pressing need for the
leaders to think whether or not we as a nation can sustain the current
extreme situation where tolerance of the poor has completed faded,” said
the journalist who, quoting local “intelligentsia”, termed Dr Qadri as a
“agent of change” in Pakistan a “moderate Islamic movement”. Malik,
however, said despite emergent odds like Dr Qadri’s long march the
prospect for democracy was bright in the country. “By and large the
democratic forces are in favor of continuing with democracy in the
country that means the perceived anti-election designs of Dr Qadri are
not going to succeed,” said the editor. A great wisdom, he said, was
oozing out of the Presidency which had so far been able to avoid the
path of politico-institutional confrontation through the policy of
reconciliation
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