- PML-N leader holds Qadri responsible for Minhaj incident which claimed 12 lives, says it was a part of Qadri-Chaudhry London plan
ISLAMABAD
INP
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Coordinator Mohammad Siddiqul Farooq has claimed that the murder of 12 innocent citizens in Lahore’s Model Town was a part of Qadri-Chaudhry London plan hatched to discredit the constitutionally elected government.
Addressing a press conference in the capital on Sunday, Farooq said that “armed” workers of Minhajul Quran and some “loyal policemen of Pervaiz Elahi” were used in the implementation of this plan.
He said the plan was finalised during meetings in London under which it was decided that Tahirul Qadri would change his programme of coming to Pakistan from July to June. It was decided that killing of some persons was necessary to create an atmosphere for garnering the sympathies of the people.
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He said conspirators behind the removal of the barriers played the key role in the implementation of London plan. He said Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif had formed the judicial commission to identify the hands behind the killing and he was confident that the commission would complete its investigations according to its mandate whether Qadri’s people appear before it or not.
In reply to a question, Farooq said fearing that the London plan will be exposed, Qadri-Chaudhry nexus had boycotted the judicial commission. He said when Qadri staged a drama about murder attack at his house in 1990, the high court commission had exposed the drama.
The report released by the high court judge on August 8, 1990 declared Qadri as “liar and publicity hungry person”. He said under this verdict, Qadri did not fulfill articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution.
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Farooq said that when 50 citizens were shot dead on May 12, 2007 and nine lawyers were burnt alive in their chambers, former dictator Pervez Musharraf had described it as a demonstration of government’s power and had refused to hold a judicial investigation. He said Chaudhry brothers were central characters of this action while Qadri remained silent on this tragedy.
Contrary to that, in the democratic era, a judicial commission has been formed to bring to light all the facts and responsible people were punished. He said if need be, the chief minister has announced to personally appear before the commission.
The PML-N leader said Qadri-Chaudhry nexus was trying to give the impression of support to the Armed Forces while they were involved in the implementation of anti-Pakistan agenda through speculations and signals.
Farooq said to expose the “real face” of Qadri it was necessary to read the investigative report of the Lahore High Court, book of Muzaffar Warsi, and statements and columns of founder of Minhajul Quran Mufti Mohammad Khan Qadri and his former press secretary as well as hundreds of Ulema and journalists about his claims and dreams.
To a question, the PML-N leader said the security barriers at Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s H-180 Model Town residence were bulldozed in 1994 by the then chief minister Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo at 2am.
At that time Mian Nawaz Sharif, Mian Shahbaz Sharif, their father Mian Mohammad Sharif and hundreds of party workers were present but Mian Nawaz Sharif stopped the agitated workers from retaliation. He said certain elements who failed to reach the corridors of power with the backing of the people were considering the confidence of the people on judiciary, army and the elected leadership as their political death and were conspiring to make them controversial in the eyes of the people.