LAHORE - Pakistan Awami Tehreek president Sheikh Zahid Fayyaz and secretary general Khurram Nawaz Gandapur said that terrorism is a global issue, posing a major threat to the country’s security and survival. Addressing a news conference at the Press Club here on Saturday, the PAT leaders said that lack of courage on the part of the ruling and political elite was adding to the intensity of the problem. read more...
President of PAT’s Federal Council Dr Hussain Mohi-ud-Din Qadri has said that if the present government had had a grain of honour, it would have declared the launch of military operation to crush terrorists the moment the news of martyrdom of 23 FC personnel came. He said that the entire nation was indebted to the armed forces of the country who initiated operation against the terrorists by demonstrating national honour. read more...
Pakistan Awami Tehreek (Multan chapter) organized a demonstration to protest unending wave of terrorism, questionable privatization, price hike, poverty and unemployment in the country. The rally, which started from Ghanta Ghar and concluded at the Press Club, was attended by hundreds of men and women who changed slogans against price hike and skyrocketing inflation. read more...
Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has expressed his deep sense of grief and sorrow on the passing away of Haji Abdur Razzaq Yaqoob, the Chairman of ARY Group. In his condolence message to the bereaved family, Dr Qadri paid a glowing tribute to the services of late Haji Sahib. He said that Haji Abdur Razzaq Yaqoob was a religious man, lover of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) and a patriotic Pakistani. read more...
PAT Chairman, Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri spoke to the Iranian national news agency, FARS. The interview focused on Islam and terrorism and the root causes of sectarianism, and the eradication of radicalism. Dr Qadri said that the different schools of thoughts within Islam should cooperate and adopt the path of moderation and peace in order to eradicate religious extremism of all kinds, and work towards Muslim unity. read more...
Addressing the central birthday ceremony, Dr Hussain Mohi-ud-Din Qadri, President of PAT's Federal Council, said that the youth played a leading role in realizing the dreams of Dr Iqbal and the Quaid-e-Azam. He said that conspiracies hatched by the imperialist forces failed in front of steel-like determination of the youth and Pakistan came into being. He said that it was about time that the youth clashed against the exploitative system within democratic, legal and constitutional limitations to save the state. read more...
Addressing the ceremony, Dr Manohar Chand said that Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri is an ambassador of love, and peace. He said that entire Hindu community living in Pakistan felicitated him on his birthday. Reverend Chaman Sardar said that the Christian community held Dr Qadri in the highest esteem. He said that he was most respectable personality in the sight of the members of Christian community in Pakistan due to his contributions for promotion of interfaith harmony, peace and love. read more...
The prominent Ayatollah’s of Qom and Tehran had been requesting a special visit by Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri for many years. To their delight Shaykh-ul-Islam has accepted their invitation and arrived in Tehran with a 6-member delegation on Friday 14 February 2014 via Istanbul, Turkey. This visit is seen as a very important visit for establishing Peace in South Asia and establishing intra-faith relations in Pakistan and Iran. This visit will have a vital role in the future of Pakistan and its regional peace efforts. read more...
Addressing the participants of the rally, PAT leader Sajid Mahmood Bhatti said that talks with the militants would prove to be a big failure. He said that ideology of one sect and their self-styled interpretation of Islam would not be acceptable to the people of Pakistan. He said that Pakistan came into being as a result of efforts of the saints and it was by acting upon their teachings that peace could be restored in the troubled country. He said that terrorists were trying to create a gulf between the armed forces and the people under a conspiracy but added in the same breath that they could not succeed in their nefarious designs. He said that while the security forces were being attacked, the government was insisting on advancing the dialogue process, which would further embolden the terrorists. read more...
Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri revealed that the drama of talks was enacted to hide the so-called privatization of the state-owned entities so that lid could continue to stay on such news while the privatization transactions were conducted clandestinely. He said that media spotlight and people’s attention had been manipulated to be focused on the talks with the Taliban. read more...
