Islamabad ( ) 12 July 2002
Chairman Pakistan Awami Tehreek Dr. Tahir ul Qadri said that feudal lords and industrialists have made life miserable for the poor and hapless people and vowed to serve the cause of deprived sections of society after coming into power.
Addressing a big gatherings during visit his to NA 127, from where he would contest elections, and inauguration of Awami Daray in Union Councils No.s 134 and 137 Dr. Tahir ul Qadri said that struggle for protection of rights of the poor was part of his religion and not politics and added that he would bring revolution in the country with the power of these downtrodden classes and would introduce a new system of governance in which the rights of the poor would be protected and they would be provided with all sort of facilities.
He said that in Pakistan Awami Tehreek rule homeless poors would be provided with homes, free medical facility and education to poor people and they would also be provided with commodities of daily use on half the market price. He further said that they would be provided with free electricity and they would be exempted from all sort of taxes.
Dr. Tahir ul Qadri demanded of the President Gen. Prevez Musharraf to introduce such a law that all the persons taking part in elections should declare their assets and if the assets of any elected person increased abnormally during his stay in the Parliament he should be awarded death penalty.
Dr. Tahir ul Qadri informed that his party had elaborate programme for revamping the justice system in the country and people would be provided with speedy justice at their doorsteps. To expedite dispensation of justice his party would shift Supreme Court of Pakistan to provinces while the High Courts would be established at district level while the District level courts would be shifted down to Tehsils and Union Council level. He further informed that a new Federal Court would be established in the Center.
Pakistan Awami Tehreek leaders Sh. Zahid Fiaz, Raja Zahid, Bashir Ahmad Bhatti and Dr. Tanvir Azam Sindhu also addressed the function. During these functions number of people belonging to various political parties had also joined Pakistan Awami Tehreek and expressed full confidence in the leadership of Dr. Tahir ul Qadri.
Those who joined PAT included Tariq Jaat, Gulzar Ahmad and Pir Muzamal Hussain Bokhari of Pakistan People's Party along with hundreds of their supporters, Mahr Shafiq, Ibn-i-Hassan, Khan Mohammad, Allah Yar, Haji Maqsood Ahmad Bhatti, Mirza Yasin, Ali Ahmad Gujar, Bashir Ahmad Bhatti former councillor, Haji Baba Abdul Majid, Mian Arshid, Syed Farasat Ali Shah, Sain Sadiq, PML(N) leaders Malik Atta Mohammad and Liaquat Ahmad, JI leaders Mohammad Sharif, Molvi Munir Shahabuddin, Mohammad Saleem Khan, Mohammad Munir Hussain alias Bala Kasai, Mohammad Khalil, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader Mahr Mohammad Tanvir, Sunni Tehreek leader Hafiz Iftikhar Jaat and Shahid Butt alias Munna, PML(Q) leader Mohammad Ramzan Qazi, Pilot School Principal Qazi Mohammad Naeem Anjum, Qazi Barkat Ali Saiful Malooq, Nasir Abbass, Pervez Subhani, Mahr Mohammad Yunis, Mirza Anayat Baig, Shahid Butt, Afzal Saddiqui, Mian Mohammad Riaz and Hadayat Bibi.
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