ISLAMABAD (AP) — A fiery anti-government cleric led a massive rally Saturday in Pakistan's capital, demanding the country's prime minister step down over alleged fraud in last year's election in front of thousands of protesters. 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...
Imran Khan and Tahir ul-Qadri threaten to keep protests alive in Islamabad until Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif steps down. The leaders of two Pakistani protest movements have vowed to keep their protests alive until Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigns, after thousands entered the country's capital in the biggest challenge yet to the 15-month-old civilian government. read more...
PAT chief Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has said that he will announce his charter of demands and reforms in his address at 4 p.m. He said that he would spell out his sketch of revolution in his speech. He said that he had just come to salute his workers, comrades, brothers, sisters, sons and daughters who had all the way to Islamabad after facing many hardships. read more...
FP MONITORING DESK LAHORE: A sessions court in Lahore on Saturday ordered registration of murder charges against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and 18 others over the violence that took place in Lahore's Model Town in the month of June, Local TV reported. read more...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Chief Dr Tahirul Qadri showed up before his supporters at Aabpara Chowk in Islamabad and announced that he would address the participants of his anti-government march at 4 PM today. Exclusively talking to Samaa at the rally venue Saturday, the Qadri said he would present charter of demands in his address at 4 PM. read more...
ISLAMABAD - Addressing the Revolution March, Dr Tahir ul Qadri said he will not leave his supporters until the success of revolution. Qadri said he will present his charter of demands and reforms at 4PM. "I will explain what revolution is and what will be the outcome of it" Qadri said. Addressing the workers, Qadri said “I have just come here to salute my workers, my comrades, my brothers and sisters, my son and daughters of the land of Pakistan on their great contribution to this inqilab march.” read more...
SLAMABAD: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) leader Tahir-ul-Qadri, on Saturday, said that he will announce the outline of revolution in the ‘Inqilab March’ at 4 pm in Islamabad. While addressing to public at Aabpara Chowk, Qadri said that he will present the ‘charter of demand’ and ‘charter of reformation’ in his address. read more...
JHELUM: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Chairman Tahir ul Qadri today ruled out the possibility of imposition of martial law in the country due to his ongoing revolution march. “There will be no martial law in the country now,” he categorically said while addressing a press conference in Jhelum. “No secret deal has been made between us and government,” he said. read more...
LAHORE: Thousands of protesters set off from the Pakistani city of Lahore yesterday to march on the capital in a bid to unseat the government they claim was elected by fraud. Supporters of cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and populist preacher Tahir-ul-Qadri massed separately in Lahore before beginning the 300-kilometre (190-mile) journey to rally in Islamabad. read more...
The two protest groups led by Khan and Qadri are heading to the capital to demand that a government they condemn as corrupt step down. Thousands of anti-government protesters began a march to the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, from the eastern city of Lahore on Thursday, raising fears about political stability and prospects for civilian rule in the nuclear-armed country. read more...
