Addressing the sixth anniversary of the Model Town tragedy, MQI leader Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has said that today the person who used to talk about seeking justice for the oppressed of Model Town tragedy while standing beside him is the Prime Minister of the country today. He would make a public pledge to deliver justice to the innocent citizens of Pakistan who were martyred by the state upon getting elected. read more...
Bisma Amjad, the daughter of Shaheed Tanzeela Amjad who was martyred in Model Town, has said former Chief Justice Saqib Nisar had called her into his office and asked her to focus on education and pledged to dispense justice. She said the commitment of any head of an institution is, in fact, the commitment of the entire institution but added in the same breath that the word given by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan has not been implemented to date. read more...
PAT Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur has said that Bushra Bibi, the 14-year-old daughter of Abdul Latif who is serving a term in Bhakkar jail in the Model Town case, passed away after suffering from a lungs disease. He said that despite efforts, the incarcerated father did not get the permission to see the face of his dead daughter for the last time as she was laid to rest amid sobbing and tears last night. read more...
Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur said that Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) has written a letter to Prime Minister Imran khan in which it asked him to give a relief package for or the registered traders, shopkeepers and businessmen to help them avoid business losses as a result of ongoing lockdown. He said we have asked the Prime Minister to give interest-free loans to enable the business community to stand on their feet and ward off threats of business insolvency. read more...
Reacting strongly to the appointment of Dr Tauqir Shah as Secretary of the Ministry of National Health Services and Regulations, PAT Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur has said Prime Minister Imran Khan and the entire leadership of the PTI is aware of Dr Tauqir Shah’s role in the Model Town tragedy. He said Dr Tauqir admitted to having complete information and being a coordinator in the tragedy as revealed by the Najfi Commission report. read more...
PAT Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur called on Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar and discussed with him the matters related to the medical treatment of Muhammad Sultan, undergoing imprisonment in Model Town case who suffers from a brain tumor and has been advised to be shifted to Jinnah postgraduate medical college Karachi for major surgery by the doctors. read more...
PAT Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur has said it has been our uniform and consistent demand and appeal for the last five years that a fair and neutral investigation should be carried out into the Model Town tragedy. To date, this demand has not been accepted. He said it is with an impartial investigation that the process of justice will be put back on track. He asked as to why the impartial probe is not being allowed. read more...
Pakistan Awami Tehreek held peaceful rallies to express solidarity with Kashmiris on Feb 5 across 75 cities including Lahore, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Multan, Khanewal, Chiniot, Sahiwal, Pakpattan, Kasur and Muzaffarabad. Addressing the rallies, PAT Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur said the people of Indian-occupied Kashmir are the most oppressed people. read more...
PAT Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur has said that Rana Sanaullah misled the National Assembly in connection with the Model Town case because the FIR for killing 14 innocent civilians had been registered on the court orders. He questioned if Rana Sana and his leaders were innocent in the case then why they disallowed an impartial investigation into it, notwithstanding numerous protests and demands by the heirs of those martyred and injured in the incident. read more...
Central PAT President Qazi Zahid Hussain has said Muhammad Sultan, who was sentenced to five years in jail by an anti-terrorism court for protesting the oppression in Model Town has a brain tumor. He said after efforts of many months, he was brought to Multan hospital and what is more oppressive is that his handcuffs were not removed even on the hospital bed. On the other hand, those who looted the country and killed innocent people were allowed to go abroad on an air ambulance. read more...
