LAHORE: The Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran (TMQ) founder, Dr Tahirul Qadri, has demanded to sack all the serving provincial election commissioners, terming the formation of election commission as unconstitutional, Dunya news reported on Thursday. read more...
Addressing a crowded press conference in central secretariat of MQI, Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, has said that the very formation of Election Commission of Pakistan is unconstitutional and hence there is no question of its dissolution. He said that he sought the ECP’s reconstitution in the light of relevant provision of the Constitution. He declared that PAT would move a petition in the Supreme Court in a day or two and he would present arguments in the Court himself. He said that the appointment of four members of the Election Commission was illegal and they did not have any legal or political status. read more...
Populist cleric and anti-corruption campaigner Tahirul Qadri promised a million-man march to Islamabad to provoke a Tahrir Square revolution in Pakistan, but after four days he made a deal with the government. He told HARDtalk's Zeinab Badawi he rejected allegations that he was a tool for the military, saying he was "against martial law… pro-human rights and pro-democracy". He added that he had achieved the maximum that was possible through peaceful means. Watch the full interview on Thursday 31 January 2013 on BBC World at 0900, 1430 and 2130GMT and in the UK at 0030 and 0430GMT on Friday 1 February 2013 on the BBC News Channel. read more...
Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has said that the follow-up meeting held between Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) and the government’s team on Sunday at MQI’s Secretariat was in line with the Islamabad Long March Declaration which was signed on January 17 in the federal capital after 5-hour long negotiations. He said that it was decided in the meeting that the date of dissolution of National and Provincial Assemblies would be announced within next 7 to 10 days and it would be ahead of March 16. read more...
Addressing a press conference in Lahore, Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has said that the nation has got tremendous advantages from the Long March in addition to advancement of agenda of electoral reforms. He said that Pakistan’s image improved in the world and the Pakistani people emerged as civilized and peace loving people in the comity of nations. read more...
Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri said today’s meeting had proved that Islamabad Declaration was not just a piece of paper as described by some sections, adding government team has promised that the document would be given legal coverage through legislation. He informed that it had been agreed that assemblies will be dissolved before 16 March and election date would be announced within 10 days. Eligibility of candidates and scrutiny of nomination papers would be completed in 30 days, he said. read more...
ISLAMABAD: The government team, led by Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, has arrived at Tehrik-e-Minhajul Quran (TMQ) Secretariat to discuss with Tahirul Qadri on how to move forward on Islamabad Long March Declaration here on Sunday, Geo News reported. read more...
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The government team entrusted with the gigantic task of reconstitution of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on the pressing demand of Dr Tahirul Qadri, Tehrik Minhaj-ul-Quran TMQ) chief, will meet at TMQ secretariat in Lahore today (Sunday). read more...
