Defunc­t allian­ce of religi­o-politi­cal partie­s, Muttah­ida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), will be making a comeba­ck soonThere are reports that the defunct alliance of religio-political parties, the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), will be making a comeback soon. Since then, the JUI-F had been trying hard to resurrect the MMA but could not succeed due to the JI’s reluctance. The latter had been insisting that the religious parties’ alliance could only be revived if the JUI-F stopped supporting the government led by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). So political expediency and lust for power have kept components of the defunct MMA from reviving the grouping. Against this backdrop, expectations that the religious parties can win a sizable number of parliamentary seats in the next elections seem unrealistic.

Source: The Express Tribune November 17, 2017 05:15 UTC