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...
Dr Tahir-ul Qadri, a religious leader in Pakistan, plans to lead a mass march to Islamabad on Sunday to protest against corruption, despite threats to his security. Restrictions are in place across the capital and paramilitary soldiers have been called in. read more...
Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has said that Iqbal’s Pakistan is under serious threats both ideologically as well as territorially. He said that the country, which came into being on the basis of Allama Dr Muhammad Iqbal’s thought, had been drifting from his message. read more...
Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri said that the superior judiciary of Pakistan has put a seal of approval on legality and constitutionality of the Long March by rejecting three petitions moved against it. He said that those who were propagating that the March was undemocratic and unconstitutional were in fact committing contempt of court after the verdict of the High Courts. He said that no power including the government’s machinery would stop the Long March and it would be held on time. read more...
The bold pronouncement thrust Qadri into headlines worldwide and led to an invitation to speak at the prestigious World Economic Forum and United States Institute for Peace. Two years on, the religious cleric has resurfaced in Pakistan, demanding free and fair elections, after spending the last six years living in Canada. Qadri has come a long way since his time as a parliamentarian during General Pervez Musharraf's regime in the early 2000s. read more...
