LAHORE: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) has held sit-in demonstrations across the country on the polling day (Saturday) in a bid to protest against incumbent electoral system. Peaceful sit-in demonstrations were organized in over 300 cities. read more...
Dr Qadri said that PAT chronicled a new chapter in history by choosing not to compromise on its stance against the corrupt system. He said that he wanted to see Pakistan develop into a country which should depend on its own strength and have the courage of saying NO to dictates of foreign powers. He said that Pakistan would not be able to achieve this status unless it got credible, competent and courageous leadership. He said that courageous leadership would emerge from the demolished system. read more...
LAHORE: Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri said that article 62 and 63 were not implemented and ineligible candidates were allowed to participate in election. Addressing a press conference here in Lahore, Qadri said that his demands were not met as the Returning Officers (ROs) did not ask a single question regarding article 62 and 63. read more...
Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri said that it was regrettable that the institution which was known for taking suo moto notices on each and every available opportunity was observing silence on the prevailing state of affairs. He said that illegal and immoral Election Commission, which was established unconstitutionally, was telling lies to the people every day. read more...
Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri said that if the people wanted to protect their future, they should become part of these sit-ins in their hundreds of thousands. He said that PAT’s public sit-ins would prove to be referendum against the pro-elite and anti-state electoral system and the 11th of May would see the demise of the corrupt system along with its protectors. read more...
LAHORE - Announcing a country-wide sit-in on polling day Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri on Tuesday rejected the upcoming elections and said that there would be no change on May 11. Speaking to journalists, he said the May 11 elections would usher the same old faces into the parliament, adding the current system would never be the foundation of real change in the country. read more...
Talking to the media at the Lahore Airports, Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri said that the coming general election would bring no changes in the system even the faces won’t be changed. "It would be the worst elections held thus far in Pakistan," he added. Those raising the slogan of change would be protesting on the election day's night after they see being cheated through polls, he said. He said that PAT would stage sit-ins across the country on May 11. He said the sit-ins would be peaceful, yet powerful in all respect. read more...
Announcing to stage sit-ins across Pakistan on May 11, the chief of MQI, Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri, late Monday night said Election 2013 would neither change the system nor the faces. “The “champions of change” would be hanging their heads in regret over the treachery they will be dealt with at the end of the day as the polls-to-come are neither free nor transparent”, said he talking to media here at the Allama Iqbal International Airport upon his return from London. read more...
Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri‚ has said Election 2013 would neither change the system nor the faces. He was talking to media here at the Allama Iqbal International Airport upon his return from London. To a question he said Tehrik-e-Minhajul Quran's sit-ins would be peaceful‚ yet powerful in all respect. "The sit-ins will in fact be our vote against the system. We mean no harm to the vote. Our rallies would keep a safe distance from the polling stations. We only want to protest against the system"‚ said Qadri. read more...
Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri said that the system was going to install the same crop of plunderers and looters back into corridors of power on May 11. He said that what to speak of the system, even the faces would not change. He said that illegally composed Election Commission baptized the tax cheats and loan defaulters by violating the Constitution and cleared them in the highly questionable scrutiny process. Now they would have every justification to claim that they were declared eligible under Articles 62 and 63 and there was no blot on their character. read more...
