Dr. Qadri’s APC demands resignation of CM

Dr. Tahirul Qadri’s All Parties Conference has demanded on Sunday June 29, 2014 the resignation of Chief Minister of Punjab Shahbaz Sharif and all other officials involved in the brutal incident in Lahore that resulted in deaths of 14 people when police opened gun fire. The formation of judicial commission consisting of judges of Pakistan Supreme Court to investigate the Lahore incident is also demanded.

Dr. Tahirul Qadri’s Pakistan Awami Tehreek had invited other political and religious parties to discuss the Lahore incident. The representatives of parties had issued a resolution at the end of the meeting. The resolution demands the resignation of the CM Shahbaz Sharif and other ministers for their alleged involvement in the Lahore Model Town tragedy. It further demands the dismissal and arrest of government officials involved for murder charges.

The resolution asks the President of Pakistan to remove the CM and ministers in case they do not tender their resignations.

Formation of a commission comprising of three senior Judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan with the authority to summon anyone including prime minister is also part of the resolution.

Pakistan People Party and Awami National Party did not participate in the APC and Muslim League (N) was not invited.

Following is the complete text of the joint resolution of the APC:
The following is the text of joint declaration adopted by All Parties Conference that was held here at the central secretariat of Pakistan Awmai Thereek on June 29 to discuss state terrorism and savagery in Model Town on June 17.

1- The police attack that took place at the residence of Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri and secretariat of Minhaj-ul-Quran International in Lahore on June 17 represents the worst ever example of state terrorism, savagery, violence and barbarism in which live bullets were fired at innocent and unarmed citizens, the unarmed women were killed by firing of live bullets for the first time in the history of Pakistan and the Holy Quran was desecrated. The Model Town tragedy is condemned in the strongest possible words. Protection of people’s lives and property, right to peaceful protest and freedom of expression are fundamental requirements of real democracy. The perpetration of violence and savagery on the unarmed citizens is an act which tantamounts to breaching Islamic, democratic, constitutional, legal and international values. Federal and Provincial Governments, police and administration are warned that no action of this kind can be tolerated at all and those responsible for it have no right to stay on in power anymore.

2- Baseless and fake FIR against the oppressed affectees of terrorism lodged by police that is itself involved in bloodshed in Model Town tragedy and all other FIRs registered against the men and women who took part in peaceful demonstrations in different cities to protest the incident are wholly rejected. It is pertinent to mention here that staging peaceful demonstrations is fundamental right of the citizens according to Article 16 of the Constitution. Therefore, it is forcefully demanded that all these baseless cases should immediately be withdrawn. It is further demanded that FIR should be registered immediately on the basis of application lodged by Minhaj-ul-Quran International with the Faisal Town Police Station. Ten days have elapsed since the application was lodged but no FIR has been registered so far.

3- Scenes of state terrorism and killing were captured live by national television channels and continued to be broadcast in which live bullets were fired at unarmed citizens. The Chief Minister of Punjab is the one who is actually responsible for this terrorism and massacre. Impartial and transparent investigation and submission of evidence is not possible as long as the Chief Minister continues to stay on in power nor is it possible to fulfill the requirements of justice. Therefore, the Chief Minister Punjab and all those Ministers involved in this incident should tender their resignations and hand themselves over to law. If the Chief Minister chooses not to resign, the President, being constitutional head of the state, should play his role to make him step down from his office.

4- All administrative and police officials who are involved in the Model Town tragedy such as Home Secretary, Inspector General of Police, DIG Operations, CCPO, SSP, DCO, SP Model Town, DSPs, and SHOs of relevant police stations should be suspended immediately and apprehended on charges of ant-terrorism, and mass-killings.

5- A 3-member powerful Judicial Commission consisting of such undisputed, impartial Supreme Court Judges who have good reputation and enjoy the confidence of the affectees should be set up. The Commission should be empowered to summon any administrative official and political office holder including the Prime Minister, nominated Federal Ministers, and Chief Minister Punjab etc. Moreover, inquiry committee consisting of top officers of investigative agencies who enjoy good repute and in whom the victim repose their confidence should be established to probe the Model Town tragedy.

The  resolution also demanded that government should withdraw the police cases registered against the victims of Model Town incident.

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