RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri on Sunday called for changing the government and the prevalent system through revolution, calling the present set-up ‘unconstitutional’. “We are in favour of revolution instead of changing the government within the parliament as the house has been elected in violation of Article 218, Clause B of the Constitution. read more...
Chairman of PAT Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri denied the presence of democracy in the country saying that there isn’t any parliament because it has been constituted after the violation of Article 213 and 218, ARY News reported. He said democracy constituted of good governance and purity but both the ingredients are extinct in Pakistan. Addressing to the gathering via telephone call on Sunday, Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri said the parliament is not constitutional adding the time to rebuild Pakistan as per Quaid-e-Azam's vision has just arrived. read more...
Protest demonstrations being held under the banner of Pakistan Awami Tehreek in 60 cities of the country have reached their climax as people took to streets in their hundreds of thousands to join these demonstrations to reject the incumbent electoral system and show lack of confidence in a government that came into being as a result of the country’s most corrupt and fraudulent elections. The demonstrations have put up a very good spectacle of a very strong bond between Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri and the people of Pakistan. read more...
Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri has announced to become member of ‘Common Man’s Pakistan campaign’ of ARY News. He congratulated the ARY News on launching this campaign. He said that PAT was holding demonstrations in all major cities in the country. He said that chairs were not arranged because it was impossible to accommodate hundreds of thousands of protestors who had taken to the streets to express their disapproval of the incumbent system. He said that he wanted to show people’s power to the powers that be. read more...
A bridegroom who was on his way to the house of the bride to contract a marriage decided to become part of PAT demonstration in Lahore. Clad in the traditional marriage attire, he joined the hundreds of thousands of people along with the members of his marriage party. According to TV reports, the bridegroom, Muhammad Ayub, said that responding to call of his leader was more important than tying the knot. read more...
The protest demonstrations and rallies are being held today in over sixty cities across Pakistan under the banner of Pakistan Awami Tehreek to mark the establishment of an illegal government that came into being as a result of fraudulent elections held on this very day a year ago. The elections were characterized by mass rigging and use of unfair means and presided over by an Election Commission which was itself composed in violation of the Constitution. read more...
Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri’s Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) is holding anti-rigging protest rallies in various cities of the country today (Sunday), SAMAA reported The PAT has joined hands with PTI chief Imran Khan in his vigorous campaign against vote rigging in 2013 general elections. Khan blames the ruling PML-N for massive rigging in Punjab, the stronghold of Nawaz Sharif’s politics. read more...
As protest rallies of PTI and PAT are gaining momentum, both the parties are now accusing government of obstructing their party workers from reaching protest destinations in Islamabad and other cities, ARY News reported Sunday. Punjab administration is apparently geared up to stop protest rallies entering Lahore and Islamabad from different cities. read more...
Dr. Tahir ul Qadri-led Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) has been granted permission for a rally in Rawalpindi to be taken out on May 11, ARY news reported Friday. PAT will take out rallies in seven cities including Lahore against alleged rigging in May 11 general elections last year. PAT leader Qazi Faiz told ARY News that there were not any such conditions imposed on the rally. We are peaceful people, intending to register non-violent protest which is our democratic right, he said. read more...
Awami Tehreek Dr. Tahirul Qadri said parliament is not being taken into confidence in any of the decisions, ARY News reported Friday. Addressing workers through video conference from Canada, Dr. Qadri said he had told earlier that people would protest against rigging after the elections. read more...
