Feeling the heat from the long march announced by Tahirul Qadri, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has contacted the leadership of major coalition partners and opposition parties and assured them of the government’s resolve to protect the democratic process against all odds. Ashraf phoned Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif and Awami National […]
Jan 5 2013 | Posted in
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Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has said that elections would not be postponed under any situation in the country, adding that Shaiku-ul-Isalam (Tahirul Qadri) wanted to adopt a way of chaos. Nawaz Sharif went to Bilour House to condole with Ghulam Ahmad Bilour on the martyrdom of his brother Bashir Bilour. While talking to media outside […]
Jan 4 2013 | Posted in
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Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has said the government preferred holding dialogs with militants to launching military operation against them because negotiations were the preferred mode of dispute resolution. He noted, “We even held talks with Sufi Mohammad, despite opposition from many quarters. It is our policy to resolve issues through negotiations, but […]
Jan 4 2013 | Posted in
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Speculations regarding the postponement of elections became rife after Tahirul Qadri announced a long march on Islamabad at the head of four million people, seeking electoral reforms to stop corrupt elements from contesting elections. His abrupt appearance and the demand of changes are certainly very confusing. He is hardly the ideal of virtue and […]
Jan 2 2013 | Posted in
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Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa has denied the military’s involvement in the re-emergence of Tahirul Qadri, chief of the Tehrik-i-Minhajul Quran, a local daily reported in its Wednesday edition. The report, published in ‘The News’, quoted the army spokesman as “categorically” denying the speculation linking Qadri to the […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday termed the menace of terrorism as the biggest challenge for the country in the year 2013. He called upon the government, political parties and all other stakeholders to sit down and chalk out a comprehensive strategy to flush out terrorists from the country. In a […]
Jan 2 2013 | 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 […]
President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday assured that elections will be held on time at all costs, adding that the political parties should not have any concerns about the holding of next general elections. Addressing a mammoth gathering on the occasion of 5th martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh on […]
Time is ripe for the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) to come up with a clear stance to kill the fast growing rumours about the upcoming elections. The PPP government will complete its five-year term on March 17 and new elections should be held in two months after the assemblies’ dissolution. Federal Minister Syed Khurshid […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that another national reconciliation ordinance (NRO) was being brought to protect tax evaders. Addressing the lawyers at Hyderabad High Court Bar, Khan said” “There is need to oust tax evaders from the assemblies.” He said that his party, if came into power, would nab the killers […]
Dec 24 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has said that Tahirul Qadri had supported his party’s agenda, adding that holding of general elections on time was the only way to get rid of this corrupt coterie. Expressing his thoughts on the Tehrik Minhaj-ul-Quran rally in Lahore, Imran said his party believed in electoral reforms. He […]
Dec 23 2012 | Posted in
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Tahirul Qadri, head of Minhajul Qur’an International (MQI), on Sunday asked the government to improve the current setup by January 10 or else he will lead a protest march to Islamabad on January 14. While addressing a mass gathering named “Siyasat nahi, Riyasat bachao” at Minar-e-Pakistan, Lahore, he said the people of Pakistan must decide […]