WormtongueQureshi
...a Pak political shape-changer. He is undistinguished except for his habit of periodically needing to have his lips reattached...on Wednesday announced the government's decision to "engage with Fazlur Rehman
...Deobandi holy man, known as
Mullah Dieselduring the war against the Soviets, his sympathies for the Taliban have never been tempered by honesty...
" in response to the JUI-F chief's declaration to march on Islamabad on October 31.
The minister said that a small political committee has been formed "to get in touch with Maulana Fazlur Rehman", which will be headed by Defence Minister Pervez Khattak.
"We are a political party and are fully capable and willing to deliver a political solution to political matters," said Qureshi, during a presser in Islamabad.
The foreign minister said that if anything the JUI-F chief says during the resultant talks "has political weight, we are ready to listen to it and if a reasonable solution emerges, we will accord that priority".
"It is not that we have any fear, I must lay stress on this.
"If someone thinks that with a dharna, governments can be sent packing then we have a 126-day experience in this [...] we are not novices in the matter," said Qureshi, with a slight smile.