Newly constructed house handed over to family of Shaheed Iqbal on behalf of Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri

• June 1, 2015

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Raheeq Abbasi said that Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri is taking care of the family of Shaheed Iqbal like his own family. He said that the promise of maintenance for the family we made is being fulfilled. He said that we are proud of the families of martyrs who rejected the offers of millions of rupees by the government, adding that the family members of martyrs are as determined as their martyrs. read more...

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

• May 29, 2015

Speaking to the media on the occasion, Khurram Nawaz Gandapur 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...

Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri terms JIT report ludicrous & murder of justice

• May 28, 2015

PAT chief Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri said that the JIT report is ludicrous and murder of justice to say the least. He said that we do not have even a grain of doubt regarding the involvement of Nawaz Sharif, Shahbaz Sharif, Rana Sanaullah, IG Police and Dr Toquir Shah in the Model Town tragedy. He said that we strongly reject this ludicrous report, adding that we were left with no option but to take to streets to get justice and we would continue to use this democratic right till justice is dispensed. read more...

PAT takes out big demonstrations in five cities against JIT report

• May 24, 2015

Addressing the demonstration, Bisma, the daughter of Shaheed Tanzeela Amjad, asked the rulers as to what her mother and aunt had done that they became deserving of their bullets. She stated emphatically that it is justice she is seeking for her Shaheed mother and Shaheed aunt. She said that if the people did not come out against oppression and brutality, they would also continue to be deprived of their mothers. Her address to the demonstration brought tears in the eyes of the participants. read more...

We have not forgotten our martyrs, justice at every cost: Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri

• May 22, 2015

Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has said that the blood of martyrs is not so cheap that the JIT of killers will be able to push the issue under the carpet. He said that the JIT distorted facts with abandon and tore the very idea of justice into shreds. He said that we are grateful to anchorpersons, civil society, the heads of like-minded parties and particularly the opposition in the Punjab Assembly for raising their voice for the martyrs and staging a walk out of the Assembly session in protest against the one-side JIT report respectively. read more...

PAT holds protest against JIT report in front of Punjab Assembly

• May 22, 2015

The hundreds of PAT workers gathered in front of the Punjab Assembly today and lodged a strong protest over the fake JIT report on the Model Town killings. The demonstration was led by PAT Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur. The workers chanted slogans decrying JIT for producing a fake and highly questionable report. read more...

PAT decides to hold countrywide demonstrations to protest fake JIT report

• May 21, 2015

Announcing the countrywide protests against the report of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) established by the government, PAT President Dr Raheeq Abbasi has said that our apprehensions and fears have turned out to be correct that justice will not be delivered as long as the present rulers are in power. He said that the JIT gave a safe passage to the killers instead of helping the cause of justice for the oppressed. He said that we would contact and present our case before every forum of justice including diplomats, international human rights organizations, and the European Union. read more...

PAT rejects alleged report of JIT, terms it pack of lies

• May 20, 2015

Reacting to the alleged report of the government’s JIT in the strongest possible words, PAT President Dr Raheeq Abbasi has said that the JIT was established to give a clean chit to the killers. He said that the report was already scripted in advance. He said that the allegation of firing by the PAT workers is both unabashed as well as highly condemnable. He said that the footage of all TV channels has shown that the police action on the MQI secretariat was one-sided, and unprovoked. read more...

People awaiting justice in Model Town case: Dr Raheeq Abbasi

• May 17, 2015

PAT President Dr Raheeq Ahmad Abbasi has said that people of Rawalpindi have made it clear to the rulers by taking part in the demonstration held to protest the lack of justice in Model Town case that they do not need bridges, metro buses and roads. He said that people actually want dignified life and socio-economic justice for themselves and their children. read more...

Rigged assemblies undermining democracy, people & country: Speakers address PAT seminar

• May 11, 2015

On the completion of two years since the present assemblies were inaugurated, Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) organized a seminar on the title of ‘rigged and unconstitutional elections’ here at the party secretariat. The event attracted a broad-based participation from the leading political parties and a cross-section of political and intellectual opinion. read more...