Dr.Tahir ul Qadri’s APC was held at the Minhaj -ul- Quran Secretariat in model town. It was attended by more than 50 religious and political parties and groups. APC had no other agenda except to build consensus on the line of action against state brutality. Most of the sects of religion were represented by the religious scholars. It was quite assuring for the people of Pakistan to see the unity and harmony among them. We consider it God’s blessing . read more...
In the five-point charter of demands, the APC also called for a fair probe into the Model Town incident, formation of a commission comprising three judges of the Supreme Court. It was also demanded that the commission comprising judges with clean reputation should head the proposed commission and must have the authority to summon anyone, including the sitting prime minister, federal ministers and Punjab chief minister. It was also demanded that for a fair probe, an inquiry committee comprising officials of good reputation be constituted. read more...
The joint declaration also demanded that all police officers and other government officials, including IG Punjab, DIG, home secretary, DCO, Lahore CCPO, SSPs, SP Model Town and SHOs Model Town Police Station should be dismissed and arrested "for their involvement in the Model Town killings", while Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and other provincial ministers should resign and hand over themselves to the law. read more...
LAHORE – An all parties conference (APC), called by the Pakistan Awami Tehreek, on Sunday demanded resignation of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif over the Model Town tragedy, private news channels reported. At least 50 members of political and religious parties participated in the conference while the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), the largest opposition party, and the Awami National Party avoided the gathering. read more...
A joint-declaration issued after the All Parties Conference (APC) convened by Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri on Sunday demanded Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s resignation and dismissal of ministers and senior officials over Minhajul Quran tragedy. Condemning the Model Town tragedy which claimed about a dozen lives for police-PAT clashes, the five-point APC resolution stated that the cruel operation on unarmed PAT workers was tantamount to tearing justice into shreds. read more...
The five points of the declaration included, first Information Report (FIR) of the incident should be registered on the complaint filed by Minhaj-ul-Quran. The APC strongly condemning the Model Town tragedy stated that the cruel operation on unarmed persons was tantamount to tearing justice into shreds. The resolution demanded constitution of a commission comprising of three senior Judges of the Supreme Court, which could summon anyone including the prime minister. read more...
LAHORE: An all-party conference (APC) hosted by Pakistan Awami Tehreek chief Dr Tahirul Qadri called for the resignation of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and top police officials over June 17 Model Town tragedy. In a five-point declaration issued on Sunday, participants of the APC said that Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif was actually responsible for the Model Town shootings, which left at least 12 workers of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) killed last week. read more...
Addressing the All-Parties Conference, PAT chief Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri said that the rulers broke all records of savagery and terrorism by killing innocent and unarmed workers and the members of the civil society, which resulted in martyrdom of 14 people besides injuring over 125 workers. He said that police intimidated and coerced the Durood reciters in Gosh-a-Durood and did not even hesitate from desecrating the Holy Quran. He said that the Model Town police got the barriers erected around his residence and the central secretariat on the orders of the High Court after the members of neighbourhood moved a petition before the honourable Court for enhanced security measures. read more...
Much debate has taken place on the political fallout of the June 23 melodrama at the Islamabad airport for the PML-N government and party, but the police performance on the occasion did not receive any attention, either of the analysts or the government. That the Rawalpindi police had orders to play docile was understandable after the bad name the police brutality against the supporters of Dr Tahirul Qadri, and his Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT), in Lahore six days earlier had brought to the PML-N. read more...
LAHORE- Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Tahirul Qadri said on Thursday that forming a ‘grand alliance’ against the government has never been his agenda. He further stated that an All Parties Conference (APC) will take place on June 29. Addressing media after meeting leaders from various political and religious parties in Lahore, Qadri said that an APC has been called on June 29 on a single agenda of Model Town tragedy. read more...
