PAT Larkana holds rally to protest corruption

• April 21, 2016

PAT Larkana chapter held a rally to protest the corruption of rulers. A large number of people and the PAT workers attended the rally, which started from Bandar road and concluded in front of the Larkana press club. The rally was part of demonstrations being arranged by PAT across the country to highlight the issue of corruption and money laundering. District President of PAT led the rally. The protesters were carrying placards and banners with anti-corruption slogans written in them. They demanded of the PM to resign and offer himself for accountability. read more...

PAT (Quetta) holds demonstration to protest Panama leaks

• May 2, 2016

PAT (Quetta chapter) organized a demonstration in front of the Quetta Press Club on May 2 to protest the mega corruption of rulers and offshore companies and non-provision of justice in the Model Town case. The protest was jointly led by Bakhtiar Ahmad Rind, president of Quetta Division, and Ashraf Shah Qadri, provincial chief organizer Balochistan. In addition to the PAT workers, a large number of people and members of the civil society attended the demonstration. The protesters were carrying placards and banners with anti-corruption slogans written on them. read more...

PAT Secretary General calls on Syed Khursheed Shah

• May 4, 2016

PAT Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur called on Opposition leader Syed Khursheed Ahmad Shah at his residence yesterday and discussed with him current political situation and the Model Town tragedy. He told the PPP leader that the report of the Model Town commission has not been released despite passage of one and half years and that the PAT has knocked on the doors of the Lahore High Court to get a copy of the report, adding that on the other hand, we have filed a complaint in the anti-terrorism court. He told the Opposition leader that we would go to any limit to get justice for the martyrs of Model Town tragedy. read more...

PAT holds seminar on International Labour Day

• May 1, 2016

PAT organized a seminar to mark International Labour Day on May 1st at the central secretariat, which was presided over by senior PAT leader Dr Hassan Mohi-ud-Din Qadri. In his presidential address, Dr Hassan said that the rulers who have set up offshore companies are enemies of the workers, farmers and labourers. He said that if the people did not rise for their rights, the predatory ruling elite will gobble up whatever is left. He said that the labourers of Chicago rendered sacrifices against the state barbarism and the PAT workers also stood up against the state oppression and highhandedness. read more...

PAT (Faisalabad) takes out rally against money laundering, corruption

• April 25, 2016

PAT Faisalabad chapter took out a rally to protest mega corruption scandal, non-provision of justice in Model Town case and money laundering. The demonstration, which was held in district council chowk, was attended by a large number of men and women. They chanted slogans and demanded of the PM to resign in the wake of the Panama leaks. read more...

PM’s address was joke with nation: Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri

• April 23, 2016

In his reaction to the Prime Minister’s address to the nation, PAT Chairman Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has said that revelations made by the Panama papers are proven and there is no need for further investigation. He said that the Commission will not produce any result, adding that the whole nation has been rendered clueless once again. He said that the Prime Minister did not address the nation but cracked joke with it. He said that threatening tone and tenor of the PM in his speech is the result of the London treatment. read more...

PAT workers hold demonstration before anti-terrorism court

• April 4, 2016

The PAT workers held a peaceful demonstration before the anti-terrorism court demanding justice in the Model Town case. They chanted ‘Go Nawaz Go’ slogans. The demonstration led by Hafiz Ghulam Farid was attended by a large number of women. The PAT workers announced that as long as the case will continue in the antiterrorism court, they will continue to hold peaceful demonstration for justice. read more...

PAT Karachi holds ‘Go Nawaz Go’ rally

• April 8, 2016

PAT Karachi took out a rally to protest the corruption, money laundering and tax evasion of the ruling family and non-provision of justice in case of the Model Town tragedy in the wake of the Panama leaks on April 8. The rally started from the Jang Press and concluded at the Sindh Assembly. The participants of the rally chanted ‘Go Nawaz Go’ slogans and ‘No to fake commission’. read more...

Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri welcomes COAS’ statement about corruption

• April 19, 2016

PAT Chairman Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has welcomed the Army Chief’s statement in which he stated that across the board accountability is necessary to break the nexus of the corruption and power. He said that time has come that the targeted operation is carried out against abettors and facilitators of the terrorists. He said that life of people remains at the mercy of the terrorists and their property at the mercy of looters and plunderers. He said that the Operation Zarb-e-Ghazab against the corrupt elements has become inevitable like the Operation Zarb-e-Azb against terrorists. He said that the corrupt ruling elite is facilitator of each other and the biggest of the abettors and facilitators have held meetings in London. He said that they have evolved joint strategy for their defence. read more...

PAT (Multan) holds demonstration for resignation of the PM

• April 15, 2016

Addressing the demonstration, Ch Fayyaz Warraich said that the Panama papers have exposed the ruling family. He said that manifest proofs of corruption have come to the fore. He said that corruption and money laundering are economic terrorism. He said that the Panama leaks are no joke and their authenticity is accepted at the international level. He said that the leaks not only brought Pakistan into disrepute globally but also robbed the PM of the justification to stay on in power. read more...