Opposition parties stage joint demonstration against load-shedding

• June 26, 2015

The opposition parties staged a joint demonstration in front of the Lahore Press Club to protest load-shedding on June 26 (Friday). The participants of the demonstration chanted slogans against the government over its failure to manage power crisis in the country. Speaking to the participants, Dr Raheeq Abbasi said that the people have taken to the streets against the killer government having a fake political mandate. He said that after the Model Town tragedy, the rulers are responsible for 1300 deaths in Karachi as well. read more...

Scholar to launch counterterrorism curriculum in UK

• June 22, 2015

Five years after he grabbed headlines globally with his acclaimed 2010 book "Fatwa on Terrorism and Suicide Bombings", noted Islamic scholar Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has come out what he calls "first" Islamic counter-terrorism curriculum. Targeted at school and university students, imams and clerics initially across the UK and Pakistan and to be launched in London on Tuesday, Dr Qadri said the curriculum is part of the campaign to dissuade vulnerable teenagers from travelling to Iraq and Syria to join the jihadist outfit ISIS. read more...

Enough is Enough: British Muslims to Launch a Counter-terrorism Curriculum

• June 17, 2015

For the first time, a UK based Islamic organisation has taken the initiative to confront ISIS head on using the texts which the terror groups misuse to radicalise and recruit young British Muslims. Minhaj-ul Quran International (MQI), a UK based community organisation that works to counter extremism and for the promotion of peace and tolerance is due to launch the first Islamic 'counter-terrorism curriculum' on the 23rd of June at Central Hall, Westminster. read more...

Justice for Model Town martyrs our goal till last breath: Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri

• June 17, 2015

Addressing the first anniversary of Model Town tragedy and protest gathering, PAT chief Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has said as to why the Punjab Chief Minister claiming to remain awake and working for 24 hours had a sound sleep on the night of June 16, 2014. He said that the rulers attempted to buy the blood of martyrs with their ill-gotten money but could not even buy the shoes of their children. read more...

PAT takes out rallies in ten cities to protest lack of justice in Model Town massacre

• June 14, 2015

PAT chief Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has said that the killers have known through mass protest rallies that the nation has not forgotten the Model Town tragedy and that it will not rest till it gets justice for the martyrs and the injured. He thanked the workers, civil society activists, and political parties on taking full part in the protest rallies, which were taken out in Islamabad, Sakhar, Abbotabad, Ghotki, Hyderabad, Larkana, Quetta, and Sibbi. read more...

PAT Women Wing lights candles in memory of Shaheed Tanzila Amjad & Shazia Murtaza

• June 10, 2015

PAT Women Wing lighted candles at Liberty Square in Lahore in the memory of Shaheed Tanzila Amjad and Shazia Murtaza. The women leaders gave the gift of bangles to the Punjab Chief Minister, Rana Sanaullah, IG Punjab, DIG Operations, and police personnel who took part in Model town operation and martyred the women by firing bullets at their faces. read more...

PAT France launches a signature campaign against JIT report

• June 2, 2015

Rejecting the JIT report on Model Town tragedy, PAT (France chapter) has started a protest campaign against it by launching a signature drive. Allama Hassan Mir Qadri put his first signature to mark the formal launch of the campaign on the night of Shab-e-Barat. read more...

PAT issues fact sheet on two-year performance of PML-N government

• June 1, 2015

PAT President Dr Raheeq Ahmad Abbasi has issued a fact sheet on the completion of two years’ time by the PML-N government. He said that the PML-N made four big promises with the nation during the election campaign, which included end of load-shedding, retrieval of looted wealth from foreign banks, revival of economy, and provision of immediate and affordable justice. read more...

• March 28, 2015

A seminar against terrorism and suicide bombings was held under the banner of Pakistan Awami Tehreek Midlands on 28 March 2015. Prominent members of society attended this programme to show their support. These included the Lord Mayor of Birmingham, councillors , MPs, members of the the lawyers association, head of BTM sumaira Farrakh and the general public. The Lord mayor in his keynote speech appreciated Dr Tahir ul Qadri’s efforts and contributions for peace and harmony. read more...

Layyah: PAT protests induction of Rana Sanaullah in provincial cabinet & fake JIT report

• May 31, 2015

Addressing the demonstrators in Layyah, Ch Qamar Abbas said that the humanity and law were made fun of by appointing the principal accused in case of Model Town killings as the provincial minister. He said that the reality of the so-called democratic chief minister’s slogans of adherence to rule of law and democracy got exposed badly. He said that the conduct of oath-taking ceremony before the report’s completion is reflective of law of the jungle and a joke with the blood of 14 innocent citizens. read more...