Qadri gives govt 48 hours; Khan quiet on timeline

• August 16, 2014

Despite having differences over their charters of demand from the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri on Saturday separately reiterated their demand for immediate resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, with the PAT chief giving the government 48 hours to accept his demands. The PAT chief made the announcement while addressing his supporters at Khayaban-e-Suharwardy at midnight. read more...

Qadri presents ‘Charter of Demands’

• August 16, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Tahirul Qadri on Saturday presented ‘Charter of Demands’ of his party's Inquilab March, Geo News reported. Addressing the marchers here, Qadri paid rich tributes to the martyrs of Model town tragedy. read more...

Qadri formally demands resignation, arrest of Sharif brothers

• August 16, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Chief Tahirul Qadri has formally demanded of the prime minister, the Punjab chief minister and their cabinets to step down immediately. Addressing the participants of ‘Inqilab March,’ Qadri said that federal and provincial government’s top-notch should be arrested as he added that session court in Lahore ordered police to register a case “against the prime minister and the chief minister” over Model Town tragedy. read more...

Thousands heading to opposition rally in Pakistan

• August 16, 2014

ISLAMABAD (AP) - 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...

Clashes erupt as Pakistan opposition convoy nears capital

• August 16, 2014

Just hours before thousands of Pakistani protesters reached Islamabad Saturday, fierce clashes erupted after an attack on a convoy led by opposition politician Imran Khan and fiery Canadian imam Tahir-ul-Qadri. Clashes erupt as Pakistan opposition leader’s rally heads to capital read more...

Cleric leads anti-government protest in Pakistan

• August 16, 2014

ISLAMABAD — A fiery anti-government cleric on Saturday led a massive rally of thousands of protesters in Pakistan’s capital who defied pouring rain to demand the prime minister step down over alleged fraud in last year’s election. Cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, along with famous cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan, have drawn tens of thousands of demonstrators to dual protests that have disrupted life across Islamabad. read more...

Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri presents his charter of demands before marchers

• August 16, 2014

In his keynote address to the hundreds of thousands of participants of the revolution march at Khayaban-e-Suharwardi on August 16, PAT leader Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri put forward his charter of demands and reforms. Before formally starting his speech, he made two important announcements. One, he said that an Additional District and Session Judge in Lahore ordered the registration of FIR against the 21 accused of Model Town incident including the Sharif brothers. He asked the police to implement the court order immediately, failing which police will be held responsible. read more...

'Revolution March': Dr Tahir ul Qadri presents 'charter of demands/ reforms'

• August 16, 2014

Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri said in his address to the ‘revolution march’ participants that the justice and revenge of martyrs of Model Town tragedy warrants ‘revolution’, Dunya News reported. Presenting his ‘charter of demands/revolution’, he demanded Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif to step down immediately. He demanded law enforcement to take them into custody and try them as per the law and charges. He demanded Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to put Sharif brothers on Exit Control List (ECL). read more...

Model Town clashes: Sessions court orders cases be registered against PM, Punjab CM

• August 16, 2014

LAHORE: A sessions court has ordered that cases be registered against 22 people, including Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, over the June 17 Model Town clashes, Express News reported. Around 14 PAT supporters were killed and over 80 were injured in the deadly clashes between the police and PAT workers. read more...

Court orders filing of murder charges against Sharif

• August 16, 2014

Lahore: A Pakistani court on Saturday ordered framing of murder charges against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his brother and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz and 19 others over the June violence near Canada-based cleric Tahirul Qadri’s headquarters here that killed 14 of his supporters. read more...