The Lahore-Islamabad long march reaches Dina

• January 14, 2013

The long march led by chief of the Minhaj-ul-Quran International (MQI), Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, reached Dina at 1:50 pm while the first batch of the march participants has arrived at Islamabad. It kicked off on Saturday in the afternoon from Lahore. MQI activists and the common people were riding on motorcycles, cars, busses and trucks. They were raising slogans and displaying large banners, placards, Dr Qadri’s portraits and national flags. read more...

tribune.com.pk - Tough talk: Qadri’s demand vis-a-vis ECP puts govt in quandary

• January 14, 2013

Qadri, who has vowed to make public his other demands in the federal capital, wants immediate installation of an interim setup acceptable to all stakeholders and implementation of articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution that set a strict criteria for individuals to be eligible to contest elections. Sources said the government team headed by Chaudhry Shujaat that held many rounds of talks with Dr. Qadri had conveyed him some positive signals that it was ready to negotiate. read more...

ARY News: TMQ long march to Islamabad continuous

• January 13, 2013

Tehreek-i-Minhajul Quran (TMQ) long march led by Dr Tahirul Qadri has reached Gujranwala. A large number of people coming from Sialkot, Hafizabad, Sargodha and Gujrat joing the long march on GT Road, while mobile phone service en route to the long march has been blocked. read more...

Geo News: Long-march will continue sans break: Dr Tahir ul Qadri

• January 13, 2013

LAHORE: The long-march spearheaded by Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran leader Dr Tahirul Qadri enters Kamoki. The caravan, comprising all sorts of vehicles including cars, buses and motorcycles, began its journey from Model Town, Lahore and reached Kamoke after moving through Faisal Town, Kenal road, Railway Station, Minar-e-Pakistan, Shahdarra and Muridke. read more...

Democracy Long March on its way - Pictorial view - Update

• January 13, 2013

Democracy Long March on its way - Pictorial view read more...

Democracy March begins

• January 13, 2013

“It is a march for democracy, it is a march against looters and plunders ruling in Islamabad and Lahore, it is a march against the evil forces, it is a march against those exploiting poor people, it is a march against the oppressors, the corrupts and the persecutors of the weak and poor would Insha Allah be wiped out forever,” said Dr Qadri prior to departing for the march. read more...

The News: The fulminations of Tahirul Qadri

• January 13, 2013

The politicians of Pakistan are incapable of saying anything without indulging in coloured phrases of rhetorical exaggeration. The pathetic grandiloquence of their speeches is invariably laced with barbs against their rivals, and the discerning listener is left with the impression that each one of them fancies himself as a Christ among the Pharisees. Opponents are projected as self-seeking ravenous parasites whose motives are summed up in the Biblical reprimand: “Woe unto you Pharisees, for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets!” Yet they all dwell in glass houses and cannot afford to throw stones. read more...

BBC News: Tahirul Qadri - Pakistan's latest political 'drone'?

• January 13, 2013

A prime-time ad on the electronic media in Pakistan these days shows Dr Tahirul Qadri, a Canada-based Islamic scholar of Pakistani origin, goading the public into joining his "long march" on the capital Islamabad on Monday. read more...

ALJAZEERA: Pakistani cleric vows to combat corruption

• January 12, 2013

Dr Tahir-ul Qadri, a religious leader in Pakistan, plans to lead a mass march to Islamabad on Sunday to protest against corruption, despite threats to his security. Restrictions are in place across the capital and paramilitary soldiers have been called in. read more...

Iqbal’s message still relevant: Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

• November 9, 2012

Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has said that Iqbal’s Pakistan is under serious threats both ideologically as well as territorially. He said that the country, which came into being on the basis of Allama Dr Muhammad Iqbal’s thought, had been drifting from his message. read more...