In a press conference held Tuesday night, Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri said that it was unfortunate the prime minister made no mention of Model Town tragedy deaths in his address to the nation.
The PAT chief said that a member of the PAT had died of a heart attack as medical aid could not reach him due to blockades all over the city.
“Democracy is not merely the name of elections, it is the fulfilment of basic human rights,” Qadri said.
QADRI GUARANTEES PEACEFUL MARCH:
Separately, while speaking to reporters outside his residence after meeting a delegation of Sunni Ittehad Council, Qadri assured the government that his party workers would not indulge in violence during ‘Revolution March’ on August 14.
“Our workers have been trained to be peaceful during their struggle. They can’t even think of violence and unrest. Despite bearing teargas shelling, bullets and police torture and everything that happened in Model Town incident, they didn’t fire a single bullet. PAT workers have always been peaceful and patient.”
“I reject all allegations of violence (against PAT workers). I invite (the police) to search every nook and cranny of Minhaj-ul-Quran Secretariat. If they find any weapon in our custody I will retract the call for Revolution March,” he added. He also invited advisors, ministers and representatives of political parties to visit Minhajul Quran to inspect the site for arms.
Perhaps the Danda with rusted nails are an Olive branch for Qadri Saheb. Can any religious or revolutionary leader be cited as a precedent in the subcontinent, who uses women with infants as human shields to protect him, sitting out in the open, exposed to Dengue mosquito and other infections with choking sewerage gutters, while his Holiness resides inside his house in air conditioned environment calling for a revolution. He claims to be following footpath of Prophet PBUH grandson resistance in Karbala who refused to pledge his loyalty to Yazid, while TUQ has already pledged his loyalty to Queen.
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