Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) took out rallies 'Call for Justice' on the completion of the eight years of Model Town tragedy in more than 60 cities of Pakistan including Lahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, and Multan and asked the Chief Justice of Pakistan to play his role in the provision of justice to the families of the martyrs as well as those injured during the tragic day. read more...
In an open letter addressed to Chief Justice of Pakistan, Bisma Amjad, daughter of Shaheed Tanzila Amjad, has said that former Chief Justice Saqib Nisar put his hand on her head with affection and asked her to fulfill the dream of her Shaheed mother while leaving the matter of justice in Model Town case to the judiciary. She said that she became hopeful about the dream of her education with this assurance. read more...
Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) has decided to hold protests across the country at the district level on the 17th of June in remembrance of the martyrs of Model Town tragedy. PAT Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur has written a letter to all district organizations in this regard in which the directions have been given to the local chapters to hold protests against injustice on the occasion of the completion of 8 years of the Model Town massacre. read more...
Former Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs and intellectual Mian Khursheed Mahmood Kasuri has said that Pakistan is in dire need of a professional Planning Commission like the one we had in the 1960s and 1970s and a long-term strategy to address the prevailing economic, social and political crises. He said there was a time when developing countries that have become developed now envied our Planning Commission and sought to establish similar institutions to turbo-charge their economic development. read more...
PAT Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur has said that dispensation of justice for the oppressed of Model Town tragedy and punishment to the killers is the responsibility of the judiciary. He said it is a matter of great concern that those involved in the tragedy have come to power. He said if the masterminds, and handlers evade justice, the weaker segments of society will lose their trust in the system of justice. He said that we have filed an appeal against the acquittal of Capt (r ) Usman. read more...
The 33rd foundation day of Pakistan Awami Tehreek was celebrated across the country. The ceremonies were held in Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Multan and other districts. The cake was cut and a special Dua was made for the safety, security and progress of the country. Addressing the central foundation-day ceremony, PAT President Qazi Zahid Hussain said that when the sanctity of privacy is breached, it undermines the confidence in democracy. read more...
PAT Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur has said that the only legal demand for the impartial investigation into the Model Town tragedy has not been met in the last seven years and the oppressed continue to look for justice even today. He said that the families of the martyrs of Model Town tragedy have become a shuttlecock between the Supreme Court in Islamabad and Lahore High Court in Lahore for fair and neutral investigation. read more...
Addressing a workers convention in Abbottabad, PAT Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur has said that Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) should stay away from the PMLN. He asked PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari not to provide it with politicaloxygen and space to return to power, stating that they are involved in Model Town killings. He likened the N League to a snake and said that whenever they get a chance, they would bite the hand they fed them. read more...
After the hearing of private complaint in the Model Town case in the anti-terrorism court, Naeem-ud-Din Chaudhry Advocate, who is legal spokesperson for PAT, spoke to the media and briefed it about the proceedings. He said that one principal accused Capt. (r ) Usman, who is Commissioner Lahore these days, had petitioned the court for acquittal in the case. He said that the lawyers representing both the sides completed their arguments. read more...
