Won’t go back until revolution mission is accomplished: Qadri

• August 17, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Tahirul Qadri on Sunday vowed not to return from the capital until his “revolution mission” is accomplished. He opposed the imposition of martial law in the country but stuck to his demand that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif step down immediately. Addressing thousands of diehard party workers, Qadri said, “The incumbent regime is the result of rigging and corruption”. read more...

Only revolution can wipe out grand corruption: Dr. Qadri

• August 17, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Dr. Allama Tahir-ul-Qadri said on Sunday that 10 points agenda of PAT can be implemented using country’s own resources without any loan, ARY News reported. Addressing supporters on Sunday evening at a sit-in at Khayaban-e-Suharwardi in Islamabad, Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri said that all the home work to implement 10-point agenda has been done. read more...

Change sans revolution not possible: Qadri

• August 17, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) head Dr. Tahir ul Qadri said that any change in the current system of governance was not possible without bringing about a peaceful revolution. Addressing the participants of the Inqalab March today (Sunday), Qadri said the so-called democratic governments cannot address the issues being faced by a common man. read more...

Pak opposition gives Sharif 48 hours to quit

• August 17, 2014

Pakistan's fiery anti-government cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri addresses his supporters in Islamabad on Sunday. Pakistan's cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and Qadri led massive rallies in Pakistan’s capital, demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif step down over alleged fraud in last year’s election in front of thousands of protesters. read more...

Only few hours left of Nawaz govt: Dr Tahir ul Qadri

• August 17, 2014

Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Chief Dr Tahir ul Qadri has said that the Nawaz Sharif government will be over with next few hours. He said that Nawaz Sharif has already left Prime Minister House for his residence in Jati Umra, Lahore. Talking to the sit-in in Islamabad, Dr. Qadri said that under current system, neither can corruption be eradicated nor can the people get their rights. read more...

Domestic resources sufficient to meet country’s economic needs: Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri addresses revolution march

• August 17, 2014

Pakistan Awami Tehreek leader Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has said that it appears that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif wants to run his government for a few hours or days while stationed in Jati Umra. He said that he was a big supporter of democracy and that martial law was not acceptable to him under any circumstance. He said that if anyone was interested in holding a dialogue, he should do so with the participants of revolution march. He warned that if the Sharif brothers remained in power, the survival of the country would be in danger. read more...

Thousands Heading to Opposition Rally in Pakistan

• August 17, 2014

(ISLAMABAD) — Thousands of Pakistani opposition supporters were on the road for a second day Friday, heading in two separate convoys to the capital, Islamabad, for a massive rally meant to pressure the country’s prime minister to resign over allegations of rigging last year’s parliamentary elections. read more...

Pakistan's Imran Khan and Tahirul Qadri in Islamabad rally

• August 17, 2014

Thousands of protesters have gathered in Pakistan's capital Islamabad after arriving in big convoys from Lahore. Rally leaders Imran Khan and Tahirul Qadri demanded that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif step down, alleging rigging in the 2013 elections. Mr Qadri, an anti-government cleric, told his supporters in a midday speech to continue protesting until they bring a "peaceful revolution". read more...

Latest updates: After Qadri's 48-hour deadline, Imran circles 3pm on Sunday

• August 16, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan and Tahirul Qadri have demanded that the government resign and that their ‘long marches’ will stay in the capital till their demands are met. While PTI chief Imran Khan warned that unless their demands are not met within a certain time period, his ‘tsunami’ would cross into the Red Zone and protest in front of Parliament and Prime Minister Houses. read more...

Qadri gives govt 48-hour deadline

• August 17, 2014

ISLAMABAD - Dr Tahirul Qadri has given a deadline of 48 hours to meet his demands including dissolution of federal and provincial governments, issuing a veiled threat that he will not be able to control his supporters if PM Nawaz Sharif does not surrender after resigning from his post by the end of the deadline. read more...