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ISLAMABAD, Friday (AFP) Opposition lawmakers continuing a boycott of Pakistani parliament for the past three days threatened to bring people into the streets if a row over President Pervez Musharraf's changes in the constitution was not resolved.

"If the deadlock continues we will have no option but to bring people onto the street to establish the supremacy of the constitution," Liaqat Baloch, leader of the powerful Islamic alliance of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) said.

The opposition disrupted the presentation of a 13.8 billion dollar national budget for 2003-2004 on Saturday and refused to participate in the debate which started on Tuesday.

Thumping desks and shouting "Go Musharraf Go," legislators from MMA, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) walked out of the debate again on Thursday

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