Will head to PM house if supporters harmed: Dr Qadri

• June 22, 2014

LONDON/RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri on Sunday said that if his supporters are harmed upon his arrival in Pakistan, then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif would be held responsible and the party would hold protests outside the Prime Minister house in Islamabad. Addressing the media from the passenger seat of an SUV outside Heathrow airport in London, where a large number of PAT supporters including women had gathered to bid farewell to their party chief, Dr Qadri claimed that PAT workers and activist were being arrested and tortured. read more...

Prominent Pakistan cleric threatens to lead 'revolution'

• June 22, 2014

(Reuters) - A prominent Pakistani cleric, who is due to return to his homeland on Monday, has threatened to lead mass protests against the government as part of his plan to stage a peaceful "revolution" to oust Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The preacher, Tahirul Qadri, is a divisive figure in Pakistan where he made headlines last year when he led mass rallies against the government. read more...

Govt is surviving on advertisements, says Ch Shujaat

• June 22, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) head Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain announced that he would himself go to Islamabad airport to greet Dr. Tahir ul Qadri. Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, Hussain said he has directed party’s workers to show restraint and remain peaceful. The government, he said, is surviving on paid advertisements. read more...

Qadri leaves for Dubai, due to reach Islamabad Monday

• June 22, 2014

LONDON (Dunya News) – Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri left for Dubai on Sunday evening. Qadri is due to arrive in Islamabad on Monday morning, Dunya News reported. Talking to newsmen outside Heathrow airport, Tahirul Qadri said he wants to arrive in Pakistan and proceed to Lahore in a peaceful manner. He said the PML-N government was digging grave of its rule as it was harassing PAT workers. read more...

MQM terms arrest of PAT workers as undemocratic action

• June 22, 2014

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Farooq Sattar on Sunday deplored PML-N government for resorting to undemocratic tactics to arrest PAT’s workers ahead of Dr. Tahir ul Qadri’s arrival in Islamabad tomorrow. Addressing a press conference here, Dr. Farooq Sattar said that there seems to be no government in the country. “It is not a democratic approach to arrest workers of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT),” he said. read more...

Model Town tragedy: Another 'Gullu Butt' identified as police constable

• June 22, 2014

LAHORE (Dunya News) – The unknown plainclothes man along with other policemen besides Gullu Butt was identified as Police Constable Riaz Babar. The Gullu Butt type character, carrying pistols in both hands, also opened firing on the Awami Tehreek workers (PAT). According to Dunya News sources, Riaz Babar is serving as Police Constable at Model Town Division. read more...

Qadri says he wants to proceed to Lahore peacefully

• June 22, 2014

LONDON (Dunya News) – Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri is on his way to Pakistan via Dubai from London. Talking to newsmen outside Heathrow airport, Tahirul Qadri said he wants to arrive in Pakistan and proceed to Lahore in a peaceful manner. He said the PML-N government was digging grave of its rule as it was harassing PAT workers. read more...

Hundreds of PAT workers rounded up across Punjab

• June 22, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Hundreds of workers of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) were barred across Punjab on Sunday from leaving for Islamabad to welcome Dr. Tahir ul Qadri, who is due to reach Benazir International Airport early Monday morning. In Faisalabad, hundreds of PATs’ workers staged a token sit-in after they were stopped from proceeding to Islamabad. read more...

Altaf terms govt action on PAT’s workers as ‘state brutality’

• June 22, 2014

LONDON: Muttahida Qaumi Movement head Altaf Hussain on Sunday strongly condemned police raids on offices of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) on the eve of Dr. Tahir ul Qadri’s arrival in Pakistan. “It is a dictatorial act and highly condemnable. It should be stopped and Pakistan Awami Tehreek’s leaders and workers should be released,” said Hussain in a statement from London. read more...

PAT not to harm government, claims Qadri

• June 22, 2014

LONDON: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief and leader of Minhaj-ul-Quran Dr Tahirul Qadri claimed on Sunday that his anti-corruption campaign would not harm the government. Speaking to media here, the PAT chief urged the judiciary to take notice of the government’s action against his party workers. “There is no threat to constitution, democracy and the PML-N government by the campaign”, he told media. read more...