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Do Not Repeat Fall Of Dhaka: Fazlur Rehman Warns Pakistan Military Chief
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News18•16-10-2026, 13:29
Do Not Repeat Fall Of Dhaka: Fazlur Rehman Warns Pakistan Military Chief
- •Senior opposition leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman warned Pakistan military leadership against excessive power concentration, invoking the 1971 Fall of Dhaka.
- •Fazlur Rehman stated that Pakistan is not anyone's family property and accused the state of undermining provincial autonomy and democratic rights.
- •He strongly opposed the imposition of emergency and governor's rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, criticizing the federal government for halting political negotiations.
- •The JUI-F chief condemned the use of state force against political opponents and questioned the government's treatment of ordinary citizens and party workers.
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Maulana Fazlur Rehman warned Pakistan's military leadership against concentrating excessive power in its hands, invoking the 1971 Fall of Dhaka as a cautionary tale. He accused the military and ruling coalition of treating Pakistan as a family property rather than serving its citizens.
The federal government justified the emergency rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by citing rising militant attacks and a deteriorating law-and-order situation, leading President Asif Ali Zardari to suspend the PTI-led provincial administration.
Fazlur Rehman openly challenged Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir to resign from the military and contest elections if he wanted to engage in politics, stating that the army should remain within its constitutional mandate.
