Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri will offer arrest the day Sharifs are arrested

• November 21, 2014

LAHORE: Pakistan Awami Tehreek chief Tahirul Qadri said on Thursday that he would himself offer his arrest whenever the prime minister and Punjab chief minister, both of whom have been nominated in the FIR of Model Town killings, are arrested. Speaking to media at his Model Town residence, the controversial cleric refused to accept the legality of the Joint Investigation Team formed by Punjab government to probe Model Town firing incident, saying the it was constituted with a purpose to let real culprits go scot free. read more...

Qadri won’t appear in cases till PM’s arrest

• November 21, 2014

LAHORE: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri on Thursday said he would only face any case registered against him if Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, are arrested in connection with the deaths of the workers of his party in Model Town, Lahore. “Everyone knows upon whose orders the police opened fire on innocent PAT workers in Model Town,” he told a news conference held at his Model Town residence upon his return from the US, Canada and Britain. read more...

Dunya News: Government sending people abroad fearing approvers: Qadri

• November 20, 2014

LAHORE: Addressing the press conference on Thursday at his residence, Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Chief Allama Tahir-ul-Qadri dismissed the Judicial Investigation Team (JIT) formulated by Punjab government pronouncing it as unjust and a betrayal to martyr’s blood. We shall not agree to any JIT that comprises of Punjab police officers whereas Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif must also step down before JIT is devised, he added. read more...

Geo News: Qadri says JIT on Model town tragedy ‘murder of justice’

• November 20, 2014

LAHORE: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Chief Tahirul Qadri has asserted that he had not stepped back from the mission of revolution, but changed its strategy, Geo News reported. Addressing a press conference in Model town after his return from Canada, Qadri said continuing sit-in was futile and that he would awaken the masses by going into cities and towns. read more...

The Times of India: Qadri returns to Pakistan with 'new strategy' against govt

• November 20, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's fiery cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri on Thursday returned to the country with a "new strategy" against the government, nearly a month after he went abroad abruptly ending protest against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif here. The Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief arrived at the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore this morning concluding his visit to the US, Canada and the UK. He reportedly visited these countries for medical check up as well as reorganising his party. read more...

JIT for Model Town tragedy consists of murderers: Dr Qadri

• November 20, 2014

LAHORE: Dr Tahir ul Qadri, chief of Pakistan Awami Tehreek, has rejected to accept the legality of Joint Investigation Team, formed by Punjab government to probe Model Town firing incident, saying the it was constituted with a purpose to let real culprits go scot-free, ARY News reported. The JIT comprises murderers and supporters of the murderers with malicious intentions, he added. read more...

No differences with Imran Khan: Qadri

• November 20, 2014

Lahore: Dismissing rumors of a rift between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT), PAT chief Tahirul Qadri today said he has no differences with PTI chief Imran Khan. Speaking to media on his arrival in Lahore, Qadri said PTI and PAT leaders had been in contact even when he was away from Pakistan. “PAT President Raheeq Abbasi, who is in my car right now, received a call from PTI leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi, welcoming me to Pakistan, he said. read more...

Govt-formed JIT is murder of justice, says Qadri

• November 20, 2014

LAHORE: Chief of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT), Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri, on Thursday reaffirmed that the PML-N government has violated rules and regulations in formation of a joint investigation team (JIT) to probe into Model Town tragedy, Samaa reported. “We consider the JIT as murder of the justice. It’s aimed at acquitting the real culprits and giving them a clean chit,” said the PAT chief while speaking to reporters at his Model Town resident in Lahore. read more...

Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri visits Data Darbar

• November 20, 2014

LAHORE: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) leader Dr. Tahirul Qadri on Thursday paid a visit to Data Darbar, the shrine of sufi saint Abul Hassan Ali Hajvery, hours after his flight landed in Lahore from London, Samaa reported. The PAT chief’s convoy took nearly five hours to reach Data Darbar from the airport where he was warmly welcomed by hundreds of his followers. The PAT workers have pouring in from all across the city to welcome their leader, holding his portraits, party flags and banners, on the road from airport to the shrine in the heart of Lahore city. read more...

PAT chief Qadri returns to Pakistan

• November 20, 2014

LAHORE: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chairperson Dr Tahirul Qadri arrived at the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore on Thursday morning. Qadri had left Pakistan on October 28 to visit USA, Canada and UK to meet several Pakistani expats and leaders. A large number of supporters, including scores of women, had gathered outside the Allama Iqbal International Airport and were part of the PAT chief’s convoy on his journey. read more...