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ISLAMABAD, March 27 (AFP) - Lawmakers on Thursday heaped scorn on the United States and Britain for invading Muslim Iraq as the upper house of the Pakistani parliament opened its debate on the ongoing war in Iraq.

"This war is immoral, unjust and violence against humanity," said senator Khurshid Ahmed from the right-wing Jamaat-i-Islami party.

"We condemn the brutal use of force by US and Britain against innocent Iraqi citizens.

"The US wants to control oil resources under a new order in the Middle East," he added, urging the Muslim Ummah to unite against the brutalities of Washington and London.

"The United Nations, the most important institution for world peace, has been undermined and the US is using bribery and blackmail to twist arms of members of the Security Council."

Ruling party Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid senator Mushahid Hussain joined the criticism and suggested the campaign in Iraq would go down in history as the world's most unpopular war.

"The attack on a small country without any moral or legal justification will be the most unpopular war in history," Hussain said. "The US violated the principle that any action by any member of the international community must have support of the UN."

Pakistan, a non-permanent member of the Security Council, has opposed war against Iraq and the government of Prime Minsiter Zafarullah Jamali has called for an early end to the hostilities.

Daily demonstrations have peppered Pakistan since the war began and the six-party Islamic alliance Muttahida Majlis-e Amal (MMA) has planned nationwide rallies for Friday for further anti-war activism. 

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