The government has decided not to allow Dr Tahirul Qadri’s rally to enter the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) without permission from the city administration, citing security concerns. Interior Minister Rehman Malik, following a high-level meeting at the Ministry of Interior on Thursday, announced that the government could not allow Dr Qadri’s march in Islamabad […]
Jan 11 2013 | Posted in
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A petition was filed in the Supreme Court asking it to stop Minhajul Quran Interntaional (MQI) chief Tahirul Qadri’s million-man march scheduled for January 14. The petitioner, Advocate Asad Mahmood, maintained that if Qadri has any reservations regarding the current democratic system, then he should take up constitutional methods to protest against it. He […]
Jan 8 2013 | Posted in
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has denied that the outfit had threatened to attack the long march announced for January 14 by Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran chief Dr Tahirul Qadri. Earlier, Interior Minister Abdul Rehman Malik had said that Taliban militants have threatened to attack a rally seeking electoral reforms. He announced, “TTP has threatened to attack the […]
Jan 8 2013 | Posted in
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Citing overcrowding and capacity as bottlenecks, Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration officials formally rejected a request by Minhajul Quran International (MQI) to hold a rally in front of parliament. The capital administration asked the party to change of venue for the January 14 rally, proposing the lush fields of the F-9 Park on the city’s […]
Jan 5 2013 | Posted in
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With Pakistan gearing up for its first transition of democracy in its 60-plus years of being an independent country, the nation which yearns for peace and security is facing another problem just months before general elections are to be carried out. Living abroad for the past four and a half years, the self proclaimed […]
Chairman of Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran Dr Tahirul Qadri has made it clear that he did not want to become a caretaker prime minister. Addressing the Tehrik-i-Minhajul Quran workers convention, Tahirul Qadri said, “We will eradicate corruption from politics and no one will be allowed to loot the resources of the country.” On the occasion, […]
Dec 31 2012 | Posted in
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The Chairman of Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran, Dr Tahirul Qadri, is not a candidate for the general election but will accept the challenge of becoming the caretaker prime minister in the nation force him to do so. Addressing a marathon press conference in Model Town, he tried to dispel certain apprehensions about his movement. “My agenda […]
PML-N decides to take side with people on loadshedding Islamabad: (Monday, March 26, 2012) Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) after expressing a submissive attitude before the Pakistan Peoples’ Party, has finally decided to take sides with the common people of Pakistan as it has announced to protest the prolonged loadshedding with the people. Protests will […]
Mar 26 2012 | Posted in
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