LAHORE, Feb 14: Jamaat-e-Islami Information Secretary Amirul Azim has said that increasing number of western surveys are showing that Gen Pervez Musharraf is the most unpopular personality in the country and a large majority of people want him to resign and allow fair elections.

In a statement on Thursday, Amirul Azim referred to many surveys conduced by noted western polls institutes showing that majority of Pakistanis ranging from 65 per cent to 75 per cent hold Gen Musharraf responsible for all the prevailing crises in the country and want him to resign to restore normalcy.

Amirul Azim cited survey results of American and European groups saying that 70 per cent Pakistanis according to US Terror Free Tomorrow institute, 75 per cent according to Republican Institute and 65 per cent according to BBC, want Gen Musharraf must immediately resign. He said all the surveys say that majority of Pakistanis termed the measures of Gen Musharraf taken on Nov 3, 07 as unconstitutional, illegal and unjustified, and expressed fears that worst rigging will be witnessed in Feb 18 polls.

Azim said people strongly believe that entire terrorism suffered by the country today is the result of Gen Musharraf's policy of becoming frontline state in the so called US war against terror, and it caused a deep gulf between Pakistan army and people. He said the claims of economic progress during the last eight years proved false with the serious crisis of power, gas, fuel and atta. Azim said Wapda has announced to consider a proposal to increase the rate of electricity during 6pm to 9pm in the night, which is the prime time for students to study.

Azim said Gen Musharraf has destroyed all state institutions for just the sake of his personal power and it is high time he must quit to relieve the people of their miseries.

 
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