Former caretaker federal minister for information and broadcasting and Pakistan Today Editor Arif Nizami said on Monday that Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Chairman Dr Tahirul Qadri’s real objective is imposition of martial law in the country.
In an interview on Monday, Mr Nizami questioned that if Qadri really wanted to bring a revolution, why did he not tear up his Canadian passport before returning to Pakistan. He said that many opportunist people have come forward to take political advantage of Qadri’s return and are trying to achieve their political objectives.
Mr Nizami said that Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Pervaiz Elahi is now criticising the government but when the PML-Q government was in power it had deported Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Shahbaz Sharif on his return from Saudi Arabia right from the airport.
He also asked for a justification for the killing of 50 people on May 12, 2007, in Karachi when the suspended former chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry visited the city.
Mr Nizami termed that the Model Town incident as tragic and said it happened due to the Punjab government’s utter mismanagement.