Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri gives 48-hour deadline for acceptance of demands

• August 25, 2014

Giving 48-hour ultimatum to the government, PAT leader Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has demanded that assemblies should be dissolved before expiry of his deadline, adding otherwise people will be free to make their own decisions. He said that there was only one shroud in which either he would be wrapped or rule of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif would go. Addressing participants of revolution march on the Constitution Avenue in front of Parliament House on August 25, Dr Qadri paid rich tributes to marchers for displaying extreme amount of forbearance, patience, resolve and courage in their 12-day long sit-in. read more...

Model Town tragedy: LHC rejects federal ministers plea

• August 26, 2014

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has upheld the order of a lower court regarding registration of an FIR against prime minister, Punjab chief minister and other federal and provincial ministers on a complaint of Minhajul Quran in Model Town shooting case. The sessions court in Lahore had issued a verdict on the petition filed by MuQ, ordering the provincial government to have the case registered on the complaint of Minhajul Quran against 21 persons. read more...

Punjab govt responsible for Model Town 'bloodbath': Kamran Shahid reveals JC report

• August 26, 2014

LAHORE (Dunya News) - Senior journalist Kamran Shahid on Tuesday revealed details of judicial commission’s report pertaining to Model Town tragedy. The report compiled by Justice Baqir Ali Najfi of the Lahore High Court (LHC) directly holds Punjab government responsible for ‘bloodbath’ in Model Town area. It was mentioned in the report that Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif had not ordered the police to ‘disengage’ from the clashes with Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) supporters, resulting in the deaths of at least 14 people and injuries to over 80 others. read more...

Qadri gives govt 48-hour ultimatum to wrap up assemblies

• August 25, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) leader Allama Tahirul Qadri Monday gave the incumbent government a new deadline of 48 hours to wrap up assemblies. Addressing the participants of his sit-in outside the Parliament House here, the fiery orator warned that if the assemblies were not dissolved in 48 hours, there would be ‘Damadam Mast Qalandar’. read more...

Dr Tahir ul Qadri gives 48-hour deadline

• August 25, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Awami Tehreek chief Dr Tahirul Qadri Monday announced 48-hour deadline to the federal government to fulfill his demands. “This dharna has now entered the ‘last phase’ from today,” he said while addressing participants of his Inquilab March at Constitution Avenue. “After my address, our protest will enter the last phase,” he said, while demanding that prime minister and all ministers should resign before the deadline. read more...

Model Town tragedy: Case to be filed against Shahbaz Sharif and Rana Sanaullah

• August 25, 2014

Lahore- The Joint Investigation Team formed to probe Model Town Tragedy, has prepared its report over the gory incident after the lapse of two months. The report recommended filing of a case against Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif, Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah and principal secretary to Punjab CM Tauqeer Shah for their involvement in Model Town killings. read more...

Qadri says he believes in constitutionalism

• August 25, 2014

Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Chairman Dr Tahirul Qadri has told the apex court that he believes in rule of law, constitutionalism and democracy. Dr Qadri on Saturday made these remarks in a written reply to the apex court in response to identical pleas against sit-ins in the Red Zone of Islamabad. Earlier, Ali Zafar, the counsel for, had submitted a preliminary response before a five-member bench of Chief Justice Nasirul Mulk on August 22. read more...

Model Town Incident: JIT recommends registration of case against Shahbaz, Sanaullah

• August 24, 2014

LAHORE: The Joint Investigation Team formed to investigate Model Town Incident has recommended registration of case against Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif, his personal secretary Tauqeer Shah and former law minister Rana Sanaullah, ARY News reported. The JIT report also recommends cancellation of old and registration of a new F.I.R of the tragic incident. read more...

No compromise will be made over Model town incident: Dr Qadri

• August 24, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Awaami Tehreek (PAT) Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri announced on Sunday that doors for the negotiations are open and he is ready to talk even if Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif or Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif come to him, ARY News reported. Dr Qadri said he will listen to everyone as its ‘Sunnah’ then he will explain his stance. Following the unscheduled meeting with Railway Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique, PAT Chief addressed the supporters of ‘Inqilab March’ assuring that no compromise will be made on the charter of demands presented earlier. read more...

Doors of meaningful talks always open: Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri

• August 24, 2014

PAT chief Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has said that we have always kept the doors of talks open and that they will continue to remain open but warned that if truth was betrayed and he was martyred, the Parliament House will become graveyard of martyrs. Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri expressed these views while addressing hundreds of thousands of participants of revolution march. He said that Allah Almighty bestowed perseverance on participants of revolution, adding that this perseverance would certainly bear fruit. read more...