ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of Pakistanis fed up with a government they say is corrupt and indifferent to the plight of common citizens descended on the capital Monday, responding to the call of a charismatic cleric who has quickly become a powerful but mysterious political force. read more...
Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri’s Lahore-Islamabad is on the way to Islamabad and has reached Gujar Khan. On the other hand, people in huge numbers have reached the capital. It is worth mentioning here that the Islamabad city administration has permitted the marchers to enter the city. The government has envisaged he plan that the marchers will stage the sit-in in front of Saudi Pak Tower, Jinnah Avenue Road. read more...
The long march led by chief of the Minhaj-ul-Quran International (MQI), Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, reached Dina at 1:50 pm while the first batch of the march participants has arrived at Islamabad. It kicked off on Saturday in the afternoon from Lahore. MQI activists and the common people were riding on motorcycles, cars, busses and trucks. They were raising slogans and displaying large banners, placards, Dr Qadri’s portraits and national flags. read more...
Qadri, who has vowed to make public his other demands in the federal capital, wants immediate installation of an interim setup acceptable to all stakeholders and implementation of articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution that set a strict criteria for individuals to be eligible to contest elections. Sources said the government team headed by Chaudhry Shujaat that held many rounds of talks with Dr. Qadri had conveyed him some positive signals that it was ready to negotiate. read more...
Tehreek-i-Minhajul Quran (TMQ) long march led by Dr Tahirul Qadri has reached Gujranwala. A large number of people coming from Sialkot, Hafizabad, Sargodha and Gujrat joing the long march on GT Road, while mobile phone service en route to the long march has been blocked. read more...
LAHORE: The long-march spearheaded by Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran leader Dr Tahirul Qadri enters Kamoki. The caravan, comprising all sorts of vehicles including cars, buses and motorcycles, began its journey from Model Town, Lahore and reached Kamoke after moving through Faisal Town, Kenal road, Railway Station, Minar-e-Pakistan, Shahdarra and Muridke. read more...
“It is a march for democracy, it is a march against looters and plunders ruling in Islamabad and Lahore, it is a march against the evil forces, it is a march against those exploiting poor people, it is a march against the oppressors, the corrupts and the persecutors of the weak and poor would Insha Allah be wiped out forever,” said Dr Qadri prior to departing for the march. read more...
The politicians of Pakistan are incapable of saying anything without indulging in coloured phrases of rhetorical exaggeration. The pathetic grandiloquence of their speeches is invariably laced with barbs against their rivals, and the discerning listener is left with the impression that each one of them fancies himself as a Christ among the Pharisees. Opponents are projected as self-seeking ravenous parasites whose motives are summed up in the Biblical reprimand: “Woe unto you Pharisees, for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets!” Yet they all dwell in glass houses and cannot afford to throw stones. read more...
