PAT Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur has said that Bushra Bibi, the 14-year-old daughter of Abdul Latif who is serving a term in Bhakkar jail in the Model Town case, passed away after suffering from a lungs disease. He said that despite efforts, the incarcerated father did not get the permission to see the face of his dead daughter for the last time as she was laid to rest amid sobbing and tears last night. read more...
Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur said that Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) has written a letter to Prime Minister Imran khan in which it asked him to give a relief package for or the registered traders, shopkeepers and businessmen to help them avoid business losses as a result of ongoing lockdown. He said we have asked the Prime Minister to give interest-free loans to enable the business community to stand on their feet and ward off threats of business insolvency. read more...
Reacting strongly to the appointment of Dr Tauqir Shah as Secretary of the Ministry of National Health Services and Regulations, PAT Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur has said Prime Minister Imran Khan and the entire leadership of the PTI is aware of Dr Tauqir Shah’s role in the Model Town tragedy. He said Dr Tauqir admitted to having complete information and being a coordinator in the tragedy as revealed by the Najfi Commission report. read more...
PAT Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur called on Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar and discussed with him the matters related to the medical treatment of Muhammad Sultan, undergoing imprisonment in Model Town case who suffers from a brain tumor and has been advised to be shifted to Jinnah postgraduate medical college Karachi for major surgery by the doctors. read more...
PAT Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur has said it has been our uniform and consistent demand and appeal for the last five years that a fair and neutral investigation should be carried out into the Model Town tragedy. To date, this demand has not been accepted. He said it is with an impartial investigation that the process of justice will be put back on track. He asked as to why the impartial probe is not being allowed. read more...
Pakistan Awami Tehreek held peaceful rallies to express solidarity with Kashmiris on Feb 5 across 75 cities including Lahore, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Multan, Khanewal, Chiniot, Sahiwal, Pakpattan, Kasur and Muzaffarabad. Addressing the rallies, PAT Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur said the people of Indian-occupied Kashmir are the most oppressed people. read more...
PAT Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur has said that Rana Sanaullah misled the National Assembly in connection with the Model Town case because the FIR for killing 14 innocent civilians had been registered on the court orders. He questioned if Rana Sana and his leaders were innocent in the case then why they disallowed an impartial investigation into it, notwithstanding numerous protests and demands by the heirs of those martyred and injured in the incident. read more...
Central PAT President Qazi Zahid Hussain has said Muhammad Sultan, who was sentenced to five years in jail by an anti-terrorism court for protesting the oppression in Model Town has a brain tumor. He said after efforts of many months, he was brought to Multan hospital and what is more oppressive is that his handcuffs were not removed even on the hospital bed. On the other hand, those who looted the country and killed innocent people were allowed to go abroad on an air ambulance. read more...
PAT Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur has said the continuity of the Quaid-i-Azam's thought can put the country on the path of progress. He said we are facing problems because we have deviated from the path the Quaid set for us. He said Pakistan's founding father wanted to see the youth become the architect of the new nation. read more...
Addressing a ceremony on the occasion of International Day of Human Rights, PAT Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur said only the wealthy and moneyed classes have a monopoly on human rights. He said this notion is representative of oppression and contradicts the Islamic system of justice and the ideology of Pakistan. He said education, health, the security of life and jobs are fundamental human rights. He said the Constitution of Pakistan has guaranteed the provision of these rights but unfortunately, they are not available to all the Pakistanis. read more...
