LONDON: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) head Dr. Tahir ul Qadri arrived in London on Saturday from Toronto, SAMAA reports After a one-day stay in London, he will leave for Islamabad tomorrow and is expected to reach Benazir International Airport early Monday morning. Dr. Qadri is arriving in Pakistan to lead what he calls a “peaceful revolution against the current system of governance. read more...
PAT leader Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has said that he would rather sacrifice his life but would not budge an inch from his stated goal of revolution. He said that even if the oppressors broke all hell loose on him, he would neither be scared nor forced to yield. He said that with the martyrdoms of the workers, the constitutional, democratic and people’s revolution had begun. He said that the Model Town carnage represented the height of terrorism, savagery and oppression committed by the rulers and extreme amount of patience and restraint exercised by PAT workers. read more...
The leaders of Pakistani Awami Tehreek (PAT), Mutthida Qaumi Movement, (MQM), Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), Pakistan Muslim League (PML), Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Majlis-e-Wahdat-ul-Muslameen (MWM) addressed a press conference in the wake of the Model Town carnage. The following declaration was issued at the occasion read more...
Lahore, June 18: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri on Wednesday refused to appear before a judicial commission formed to probe into the killing of at least eight PAT supporters after they clashed with local police on Tuesday. Speaking to his followers through a video link from Canada, he said that they do not recognise this judicial commission and will not appear before it either. He reiterated his demand that Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif was responsible for the incident and should resign from his post. read more...
Lahore: The death toll in the violent clashes between supporters of an influential Canada-based Pakistani cleric and Lahore police today rose to nine as one more victim of the riot succumbed to his injuries. Jinnah Hospital Medical Superintendent Abdul Rauf confirmed the death of a 24-year-old man who was wounded when police and Tahirul Qadri's supporters clashed over removing barricades near the cleric's residence and office. read more...
Pakistan’s politicians had a very busy day yesterday, staging walk-outs, demanding resignations, calling for days of mourning and playing politics over the killing of eight people during violent clashes between police and workers of Dr.Tahirul Qadri’s Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT). read more...
Pakistani police said Thursday they had filed terrorism charges against followers of a prominent preacher and anti-government critic, including his son, following clashes with the group in the eastern city of Lahore. Eight people were killed when Pakistani riot police armed with assault rifles clashed with supporters of cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, who lives in Canada but is due to come to Pakistan by the end of the month. read more...
RAWALPINDI: Despite administrative and police threats, the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) and Tehreek Minhajul Quran will establish 10 camps in various areas of the garrison city on Thursday to welcome Dr Tahirul Qadri at Benazir Bhutto International Airport (BBIA). read more...
Now, as they desperately look for a scapegoat to come out of the first popularity dip that comes unfortunately on the heels of PML-N’s “one year of good governance” celebrations, critics apart, their own sympathisers, urban voters and supporters remain utterly confused about the things to come. These people have been seeking basic reforms in policing, education and health sectors apart from the mega developmental works “Khadame-e-Aala” takes pride in. read more...
