Parliamentarians declaring us rebels & terrorists for standing up for our rights: Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri

• September 5, 2014

PAT leader Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has vowed to face the oppressor with the power of his workers’ patience, adding that coming out for the sake of getting one’s rights is not rebellion but those sitting in Parliament are hell bent on declaring them as rebels and terrorists. Addressing the participants of revolution march in front of Parliament House, Dr Qadri said that abuses and slander were being hurled at them from the joint session of Parliament. read more...

Qadri slams govt for linking economic instability with sit-ins

• September 6, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT), Dr Tahirul Qadri has criticized the government for putting the blame of economic instability on Islamabad sit-ins, despite the fact that it acquired billions of loans in just one year, ARY News reported. Addressing the participants of the PAT sit-in, Dr Tahirul Qadri said that Rs 6000 billion loans were acquired by past governments during last 28 years, but the current Nawaz-government has already obtained Rs 5500 billion loan in just one year, while it is blaming the Islamabad sit-ins for the economic instability of the state. read more...

A sudden definite change in Pakistan

• September 6, 2014

Long marches and sit-ins are the last thing an already chaotic and impoverished Pakistan needs. So, I was indignant when the marches by Tahirul Qadri and Imran Khan began. More than two weeks in, their demands remain unmet but they have been dramatic catalysts in changing the mindset, opinions and expectations of Pakistanis. We learned the importance of the first information report (FIR) and how it is a charge with serious consequences. read more...

Weathering the storm: Stay steadfast, Qadri tells protesters

• September 6, 2014

Challenges demand sacrifices and people should stand firm with unflinching resolve to achieve the goal of revolution, Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Tahirul Qadri said on Friday. As torrential rains lashed Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa he called out to the protestors all soaking wet, “I salute the resilience of my mothers and sisters.” read more...

Imran, Qadri Successfully Jolting Status Quo ‘System’

• September 6, 2014

The Parliament should be very clear that if the army takes over the country, it would be due to PML-N’s repeated undemocratic acts coupled with extremely harsh language used by its cabinet members, repeated speeches of bogus parliamentarians against army and the people of Pakistan, and not because of peaceful sit-ins of Imran Khan and Tahir-ul-Qadri. read more...

Rulers more concerned about fence than human lives: Qadri

• September 5, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) leader Dr Tahir ul Qadri said that his supporters had taken shelter in the Parliament to save their lives after police resorted to teargas shelling. Addressing the participants of Inqilab March here on Friday, Qadri said rulers appear to be more concerned about an iron fence than human lives. A human life is more precious than anything else, he emphasized. read more...

Dr Qadri slams MPs for calling protesters ‘traitors’

• September 5, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Awami Tehreek chief Dr. Tahirul Qadri said on Friday “had there been right people in the parliament the problems of people would now have been resolved”, ARY News reported. Addressing his supporters in a sit-in camp outside Parliament House here, Dr Qadri said there was no need for him to protest, adding that he was leading a relatively happy and comfortable life in modest surroundings. “I was upset to see the suffering of the poor and children of the country.” read more...

Punjab govt guilty of Model Town massacre: Qadri

• September 5, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) leader Dr Tahir ul Qadri said that there could be no transparent probe into Model Town tragedy as long as Shahbaz Sharif remained as Chief Minister of Punjab. In an exclusive chat with SAMAA’s senior anchorperson Ali Mumtaz from his container, Qadri said that Punjab government was fully responsible for the Model Town incident, in which 14 people were killed and more than 80 were shot. read more...

Qadri appeals his followers to remain calm

• September 5, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Chief Dr. Tahirul Qadri Friday appealed participants of the sit-in to remain calm in the hard times. “Seek Allah’s help in these testing times…He will help you,” Qadri told his followers while delivering Friday sermon atop his container outside the Parliament House. He said that no parliamentarian came here yet to listen to the grievances of the sit-in participants. read more...

Qadri terms Chinese leader visit deferment failure of govt

• September 4, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Chief Dr. Tahirul Qadri Thursday said termed that if the Chinese president postponed his visit then it is the government’s failure. “It is the responsibility of the government to provide security to the foreign delegates,” he said while addressing the participants of sit-in atop his container. He lamented that parliamentarians have been labeling the innocent participants of anti-government march as ‘terrorists.’ read more...