PPP, JUI-F downplay Fazl’s absence from Larkana event Dawn 27/12/2020 none@none.com (Amir Wasim)
ISLAMABAD: There is a general perception among the opposition parties that after facing a revolt-like situation in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has considered it better to skip the PPP-hosted gathering of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) leaders at Larkana on Sunday (today) to avoid a similar situation in Sindh.
Though officially both the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the JUI-F are downplaying the absence of the Maulana from the Larkana rally on the occasion of the 13th death anniversary of former PPP chairperson Benzair Bhutto, background interviews of opposition leaders reveal the Maulana has decided to abstain from the event after getting reports that there is a group within the party’s Sindh chapter which was opposed to the idea of JUI-F taking part in the public meeting due