Pir Hafiz Iftikhar Ahmad Jutt, MMA candidate for NA 133, called on PAT Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur along with a delegation. Chaudhry Afzal Jutt, Ch. Ghulam Hussain, Aneeb-ur-Rehman, and Qari Imran were also present on the occasion. read more...
Central leader of PTI and candidate for NA 133 Ijaz Chaudhry visited the central secretariat of PAT and called on Khurram Nawaz Gandapur. Both leaders discussed matters of mutual interest including the prevailing political situation in the country. read more...
Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri further stated that if any member or office holder of MQI or PAT or any of the subordinate members tried to extend cooperation to the ticketholders of the killer party directly or indirectly, strict action will be taken. He said that it is a final policy matter and no explanation of any kind will be accepted. He said that the Sharifs shed the blood of innocent people in Model Town and took vindictive action against an organization that has been spreading the light of knowledge and peace in the world. read more...
Reacting to the verdict of Accountability Court handed down to Nawaz Sharif and the members of his family, PAT Chairman Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has said that the punishment given to the Sharif family is disproportionate to the magnitude of crimes they committed but stated that he is happy that those considered to be untouchable have started to get into the accountability net. He said that JIT, Prosecutor NAB and the judge of the Accountability Court deserve to be congratulated. read more...
Senior PPP leader Qamar Zaman Kaira visited the central secretariat of PAT and held a meeting with Khurram Nawaz Gandapur. They discussed the prevailing political situation in the country. Khurram Nawaz Gandapur apprised the PPP leader about the status of the Model Town case and said that we are fighting a long drawn out legal battle to summon the principal accused of the Model Town massacre. He said that the full bench of LHC has reserved the judgment and we are waiting for it to be announced. read more...
Addressing a crowded press conference in the central secretariat in Model Town, PAT Chairman Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has said that we will not become part of the electoral system that safeguards the corrupt elements who have declared a war on the state. He said that the PAT will neither take part in elections nor award tickets to any candidate, stating that those candidates who submitted nomination papers with the Election Commission will take them back. read more...
PAT Chairman Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri formally approved the establishment of Pakistan Awami Lawyers Movement. Speaking on the occasion, he said that together with the legal fraternity of Pakistan, we would accelerate our struggle to get rid of the obsolete system and introduce reforms. He said that the PAT is the only voice for change in the rigged system and its long struggle is on record in this regard. read more...
Talking to the media on the fourth anniversary of the Model Town tragedy, Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has said that those of the police officers who have been summoned by the anti-terrorism court as the principal accused should be made to step down from their positions till the conclusion of the trial and announcement of the decision. read more...
Talking to the senior leaders at the consultative meeting, PAT Chairman Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has said that the decisions with reference to Nawaz Sharif’s corruption and his being called to the court in Model Town case should be handed down without any further delay. He said that linking corruption cases with pre-poll rigging is a notoriously conspiratorial narrative. He said that if the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh can go to jail on corruption charges, no hell will break loose if Nawaz Sharif is jailed. read more...
