ISLAMABAD, Oct 31 Kyodo Oppositio...

ISLAMABAD, Oct 31 Kyodo

Opposition lawmakers in succession Friday protested outside parliament throughout the arrest of top opposition leader Javed Hashmi forward charges of inciting the army to revolt

Addressing the assert meeting, opposition leaders accused President Gen Pervez Musharraf of creating confrontation between the army and the nation.

''A single individual Gen. Musharraf, is holding the whole nation and parliament hostage to perpetuate his rule'' Muteheda Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) leader Kazi Hussain Ahmad said.

Javed Hashmi, president of the opposition coalition Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD), was arrested Wednesday for allegedly releasing a faked note purportedly written by Pakistan army officers expressing dissatisfaction with military's involvement in the country's politics and its part in the war against terrorism.

The opposition parties in the MMA and ARD have already announced they will imprison public rallies all over Pakistan after the profoundly good month of Ramadan until the ouster of Musharraf or withdrawal of constitutional amendments allowing Musharraf to remain head of the army and to dissolve the National Assembly.

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