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PAKISTAN: JAMAAT-E-ISLAMI STAGE PROTEST RALLY

(23 Oct 1998) Urdu/Nat Thousands of Muslim faithful flocked to the Pakistani capital on Friday in what organisers called the start of an Islamic revolution to sweep from power a government dogged by corruption scandals and a shattered economy. The right wing religious party Jamaat-e-Islami is organising the three-day rally that ends on Sunday. Jamaat-e-Islami's show of strength is an impressive one with hundreds of brightly coloured tents encasing the tree-lined boulevards of the capital. Green Jamaat-e-Islami flags emblazoned cars and buses and giant banners urging the faithful to fight for their religion were strung across the streets. As the call to prayer sounded men-- their heads wrapped in turbans or checkered scarves -- knelt in prayer at Faisl Mosque, a white marble mosque, whose four giant minarets dominate the skyline of Islamabad. The last time Jamaat-e-Islami tried to hold its rally in the capital, the government then led by Benazir Bhutto, resisted. She deployed hundreds of police and ordered them to stop demonstrators at the city limits. Three people were killed. This time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's government lent a helping hand, deploying hundreds of traffic police and cooperating with Jamaat-e-Islami organisers. Despite Sharif's attempts to pass a bill that would impose Islamic law in Pakistan, Jamaat-e-Islami organisers say the prime minister is not an ally. Leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Qazi Hussein Ahmed also claimed that three Mujahedeen had escaped from Indian jails. SOUNDBITE: (Urdu) I have good news. Three mujahedeen, Irfar Ahmed from Gujrat, Khalid from Sialkot and Paleem from Gujrunwala fled from Jammo jail in Indian held Kashmir and Indian authorities could not catch them and they have safely reached Pakistan. They all worked for Hezbul Mujahedeen. We are proud of them because they have finished with all the conspiracies of the Indian authorities. SUPER CAPTION: Qazi Hussein Ahmed, leader of Jamaat-e-Islami The Pakistani government is aware of the increasingly powerful religious lobby in the country, and many people believe a desire to tap into this is behind Sharif's drive to amend the constitution. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...