Sit-in postponed, not cancelled: Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri

PAT Chairman Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has said that the raging ocean of people on The Mall was a referendum against the rulers. He said that the workers of PAT have neither got scared, nor have they got fatigued out and nor have been browbeaten into submission. He said that we have postponed the sit-in, not cancelled it altogether. He said that if justice was not done, there would be final round, adding that the rulers will be no more before that. He said that in case punishment is handed down to perpetrators of Model Town, the culture of use of violence against the political opponents by the governments will come to an end forever.

Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri expressed these views while talking to senior PAT leaders at his residence the other day. He congratulated the PAT workers on the successful protest and sit-in on The Mall on the second anniversary of the Model Town tragedy. He said that present rulers and their rule is nearing its end and those giving them support will also face the wrath of the people. He said that this is not the time to look after one’s personal interest but work together for the national interest. He said that the PAT leaders and workers would be at the forefront of the decisive final round against the rulers like before but added in the same breath that Pakistan’s every citizen will have to play his role to save the country.

The PAT Chairman said that the rulers have kept the poor deprived of their basic necessities of life; the youth have been rendered jobless; national wealth has been siphoned off; and billions of rupees are being spent on luxurious projects whose interest the coming generations will pay. He said that the federal government pays Rs. 1350 billion and the Punjab government Rs. 124 billion as interest on the loans every year and this allocation is much more than what has been earmarked for education, health and clean drinking water. He said that the country is indebted to the tune of Rs. 25,000 billion whereas new loans are being taken. He said that those rulers who could not provide education, health facilities, clean drinking water and justice to the people despite being in power for three decades have no moral right to stay on in power. He said that the earlier we get rid of this predatory lot, the better.