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Pakistani team takes anti-graft tips from Anna
Wednesday September 21, 2011 07:10:29 PM,
IANS
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Ahmednagar (Maharashtra): A three-member Pakistani delegation Wednesday met social
activist Anna Hazare at his village to seek his opinion on
starting an anti-graft drive in their country.
Former Pakistan law minister Iqbal Haider, Pakistan Supreme
Court's former judge Nazir Aslam Zahid, and trade unionist Karamat
Ali also invited the 74-year-old activist to visit Pakistan to
initiate a movement similar to the one he launched in India.
The meeting was held at Hazare's hometown in Ralegan-Siddhi.
"Hazare's movement has become a topic of great significance in
Pakistan and other countries in the world. On behalf of the people
of Pakistan, we congratulated him. We have invited him to Pakistan
and he has accepted it," Justice Zahid told reporters after the
meeting.
The meeting was organised by NGO Sarhad.
"The delegation had an over three-hour long discussion with Annaji
about starting a similar movement in their country because both
have similar problems of corruption and terrorism," Sarhad head
Sanjay Nahar told IANS.
Hazare went on a 12-day fast in the capital last month to press
his demand for a strong anti-graft bill, attracting the support of
a large section of people.
The visiting delegation also apprised Hazare of Pakistani social
activist Raja Jehangir Akhtar, who has been on hunger strike in
Islamabad since Sep 12, seeking an anti-corruption legislation in
the country.
The delegation urged Hazare not to limit his anti-corruption
crusade to India, but extend it to all over South Asia.
While agreeing that there was a need for similar movements in
neighbouring countries, Hazare said the success in India was
mainly due to the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi.
The delegation, which arrived in India Sep 16 to take up the cause
of Indian fishermen languishing in Pakistani jails for years, will
leave for home Thursday.
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