Punjab CM issued orders for firing, must resign: Qadri

• June 21, 2014

LAHORE: Dr Tahirul Qadri, the chief of Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT), while rejecting the removal of Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah and terming it an eyewash, said that Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif had ordered the police to open firing at the Minhajul Quran Secretariat in Model Town, Lahore, and he should tender his resignation. He was addressing a press conference on Friday via video link as many opposition leaders were also present on the occasion. All the opposition parties gathered at the Minhajul QuranInternational (MQI) Secretariat on Friday to reiterate the demand that top ruling personalities including the prime minister, Punjab chief minister, some federal and provincial ministers, senior bureaucrats and entire team in Lahore operation should resign by accepting responsibility for the killing of its 11 workers. read more...

PAT's only revenge is 'revolution': Tahir-ul-Qadri

• June 21, 2014

LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri said on Friday that the only way to avenge Model Town tragedy is to bring revolution, adding that no example of such barbarism is seen in the country’s history. He asked if what happened in Model Town is democracy, Dunya News reported. Addressing via video link, Qadri said that PAT workers faced cruelty in the dark, claiming that bodies of several workers were disappeared. read more...

Rana Sanaullah's Removal Not Sufficient: Tahirul Qadri

• June 21, 2014

LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Tahir-ul-Qadri on Friday refused to accept Law Minister Rana Sanaullah’s removal saying that it is not sufficient, Dunya News reported. PAT chief said that provincial law minister Rana Sanaullah’s removal is insufficient, expressing his fears that a single member commission will term every one not guilty. He said that the allegation of illegal weapons is false. read more...

Dr Tahirul Qadri reaches London, says 'voice of truth' cannot be suppressed

• June 21, 2014

Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri on Saturday reached London where he is due to catch a flight to Islamabad. He said that hurdles will be laid from the day one, adding that the ‘voice of truth’ cannot be suppressed and that there’s no justification to stop him, Dunya News reported. Addressing media after arriving in London, Qadri said that he is aware that ‘severe hurdles’ will be deployed for him from the day one. He said he will reach Pakistan on June 23 in any case, adding that he is Pakistan national and no one has any justification to stop him. read more...

Bradford protestors demonstrate against deadly Pakistani police shootings

• June 18, 2014

A protest has been held in condemnation of the Pakistani police force’s actions that saw eight people killed in clashes, including women. Organised by the local Minhaj-ul-Quran branch, over 50 demonstrators took part in a protest outside Bradford’s Consulate of Pakistan, holding up banners that read ‘no more greed, no more corruption’, and ‘pathetic murderous liar Nawaz’. read more...

Samaa TV: Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri reaches London from Toronto

• June 21, 2014

LONDON: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) head Dr. Tahir ul Qadri arrived in London on Saturday from Toronto, SAMAA reports After a one-day stay in London, he will leave for Islamabad tomorrow and is expected to reach Benazir International Airport early Monday morning. Dr. Qadri is arriving in Pakistan to lead what he calls a “peaceful revolution against the current system of governance. read more...

Peaceful, democratic revolution our ultimate goal: Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri

• June 21, 2014

PAT leader Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has said that he would rather sacrifice his life but would not budge an inch from his stated goal of revolution. He said that even if the oppressors broke all hell loose on him, he would neither be scared nor forced to yield. He said that with the martyrdoms of the workers, the constitutional, democratic and people’s revolution had begun. He said that the Model Town carnage represented the height of terrorism, savagery and oppression committed by the rulers and extreme amount of patience and restraint exercised by PAT workers. read more...

PAT, MQM, PTI, PML, SIC, PPP & MWM issue joint declaration

• June 20, 2014

The leaders of Pakistani Awami Tehreek (PAT), Mutthida Qaumi Movement, (MQM), Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), Pakistan Muslim League (PML), Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Majlis-e-Wahdat-ul-Muslameen (MWM) addressed a press conference in the wake of the Model Town carnage. The following declaration was issued at the occasion read more...

Important personalities condoling over the martyrdoms of PAT workers (pictorial highlights)

• June 21, 2014

Important personalities condoling over the martyrdoms of PAT workers (pictorial highlights) read more...

Tahirul Qadri rejects judicial commission on Lahore tragedy

• June 19, 2014

Lahore, June 18: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri on Wednesday refused to appear before a judicial commission formed to probe into the killing of at least eight PAT supporters after they clashed with local police on Tuesday. Speaking to his followers through a video link from Canada, he said that they do not recognise this judicial commission and will not appear before it either. He reiterated his demand that Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif was responsible for the incident and should resign from his post. read more...