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- The Dawn News: Qadri sees no change without purging present setup
Dated: 20 March 2013
LAHORE: Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri said on Tuesday that present setup could not be changed without checking the way of ineligible persons to come in power repeatedly.
“We cannot see change in the society without ending the present setup,” he said this while addressing a press conference here at the PAT’s secretariat in Model Town.
- The News Tribe: Tahirul Qadri announces to boycott polls, stage sit-ins outside polling stations during elections
Dated: 17 March 2013
Rawalpindi: Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) leader Dr Tahirul Qadri on Sunday announced to boycott the upcoming polls in Pakistan saying that he is not ready to become part of the current corrupt system.
Addressing a large gathering of the PAT activists in Rawalpindi, Qadri said that his party would stage sit-in on polling stations on the election day.
- The News: Qadri says his party won’t contest polls
Dated: 18 March 2013
RAWALPINDI: Dr Tahirul Qadri announced Sunday that Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) will not contest the upcoming general elections. Addressing a gathering at Liaquat Bagh, Dr Qadri said the PAT would hold sit-ins at polling stations across the country on the election day.
- The council on foreign relation: Pakistan’s Wildcard
Dated: 14 March 2013
On March 17, Tahir-ul-Qadri -- the Pakistani cleric who led popular demonstrations that brought Islamabad to a standstill for four days in January -- plans to announce his intentions for the upcoming national elections at another major rally in Rawalpindi. Most American observers have written Qadri off as a flash in the Pakistani pan. They may need to think again. Qadri can still shake up Pakistani politics.
- The Dawn News: Tahirul Qadri announces to boycott polls
Dated: 17 March 2013
RAWALPINDI: The cleric, who took to the streets in Islamabad in front of the parliament house and demanded an elected government to step down, on Sunday announced to not participate in the upcoming general elections, DawnNews reported.
- Geo News: Pakistan Awami Tehreek not to contest elections: Tahirul Qadri
Dated: 17 March 2013
RAWALPINDI: Dr Tahirul Qadri has announced that the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) will not contest the upcoming general elections. During the end of his address at a rally here, Dr Qadri said that the PAT would hold sit-ins at polling stations across the country on election day.
- The News: Tahirul Qadri demands reconstitution of ECP
Dated: 17 March 2013
RAWALPINDI: Tehrik-e-Minhajul Quran (TMQ) leader Dr. Tahirul Qadri has said that formation of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was not as per the constitution, Geo News reported.
Addressing a public rally here Sunday, Qadri said formation of ECP was not under article 213 of the constitution, adding the commission should be impartial and it should be reconstituted.
- The European Phoenix: Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri a RT: “Sono qui per dare potere al popolo del Pakistan”
Dated: 19 January 2013
- Migliaia in piazza a Islamabad contro il governo, scontri con la polizia
Dated: 14 March 2013
La marcia guidata dal religioso Tahir Ul Qadri, partita da Lahore, è arrivata nella capitale pachistana Islamabad. I manifestanti protestano contro il governo e chiedono una rivoluzione pacifica, per una democratizzazione del Paese. La polizia ha lanciato gas lacrimogeni per disperdere i dimostranti e impedire loro di raggiungere la sede del Parlamento dopo che i manifestanti avevano iniziato a lanciare pietre contro gli agenti e rimosso le barriere errette per impedire loro l'ingresso nella cosiddetta 'zona rossa'
- La crisi pakistana
Dated: 15 January 2013
La Corte Suprema del Pakistan ha ordinato l’arresto del primo ministro Raja Pervez Ashraf e di altre 15 persone con l’accusa di corruzione, per delle decisioni prese quando era ministro delle risorse idriche nel 2010.
- Pakistan: la vittoria di Tahir-ul Qadri
Dated: 18 January 2013
Il governo di Ashraf firma un accordo con il clericale che aveva adunato migliaia di sostenitori davanti al Parlamento
L'imam di origini canadesi Tahir-ul Qadri ha raggiunto un accordo con il governo di Islamabad e sospeso la sua protesta iniziata giovedì contro la corruzione e per una riforma elettorale in Pakistan. "Mi congratulo con voi, è una vittoria del Pakistan. Dovremo andare a casa come uomini liberi,", ha dichiarato ai suoi sostenitori dopo l'accordo con il primo ministro Raja Pervaiz Ashraf .
- The Front Line: Terrorism has no place in Islam'
Dated: 21 April 2012
Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri: "Extremist interpretations are deviations from true Islamic teachings, which only emphasises peace and calmness." DR MUHAMMAD TAHIR-UL-QADRI, more popular as Shaykh-ul-Islam, is one of the most renowned scholars of Islamic theology and jurisprudence from Pakistan.
- Yet again: Qadri unveils 10-point manifesto
Dated: 23 February 2013
MULTAN: “My final contest will be on March 17 in Rawalpindi’s Liaqat Bagh. I will then tell the nation whether to vote in an election or pursue a revolution,” Awami Tehreek president and chairman of the Minhajul Quran International Tahirul Qadri said on Friday. He was addressing a gathering in Multan. Qadri presented what he called a 10-point national agenda “for progress and prosperity” of the people of Pakistan.
- The dual nationality debate
Dated: 20 February 2013
I ask myself a very simple and morally relevant question: who is a more patriotic Pakistani? A Pakistani-born national who holds dual nationality, resides overseas and has, in the last two decades, remitted an enormous amount of hard-earned money back to his or her native land, makes expensive air trips every year to visit his or her birthplace and emotionally remains loyal to his or her cultural affiliations and values by promoting the Pakistani community in his or her adopted country?
- The Dawn News: Dr Qadri and electoral reforms
Dated: 19 February 2013
IT was asserted by Dr Tahirul Qadri that his petition for the reconstitution of the ECP will not affect the elections process.
Political forces have called it a deliberate attempt to delay the elections. They ignored the Constitution’s Articles 213 and 218 of forming the ECP.
At the time of forming it, they blindly violated the Constitution which has the complete process of forming the ECP.
- Dunya News: Election Commission is unconstitutional: Qadri
Dated: 17 February 2013
FAISALABAD (Dunya News) – Addressing a public gathering here Minhajul Quran chief reiterated that current Election Commission was unconstitutional.
I don’t recognize this Election Commission,” he declared.
- The Kooza News: Criticism of Qadri by Pakistani politicians, media disappoints OPF
Dated: 13 February 2013
MONTREAL: The Overseas Pakistanis Forum (OPF) has expressed its disappointment over what it called the treatment of Dr Tahirul Qadri as a second class citizen by some Pakistani political leaders and media on the ground of holding dual nationality.
- Dawn News: Qadri signals supporters to be ready for polls
Dated: 18 February 2013
FAISALABAD, Feb 17: Tehrik-i-Minhajul Quran International chief Dr Tahirul Qadri has urged his supporters to get ready for both elections and the revolution and to snatch their rights from the exploiters. He said if elections did not serve the masses, he would go for a peaceful revolution.
- Pakistan: arrestato il primo ministro
Dated: 15 January 2013
L’udienza, prevista per domattina, rientra nell’ambito di un processo per corruzione che vede imputato il primo ministro per uno scambio di tangenti risalente all’epoca in cui Ashraf era ministro dell’Acqua e dell’energia. Conosciuto come ‘Rental power case’, il caso riguarda l’uso di servizi di una compagnia turca per una centrale montata su una nave.
- Tahir-ul-Qadri leader della rivoluzione pakistana
Dated: 17 January 2013
Il Pakistan sta vivendo una delle crisi più difficili della sua storia. Decine di migliaia sono i partecipanti alla «Marcia del milione» al seguito del teologo islamico Tahir-ul-Qadri che ha lanciato alle autorità un ultimatum: dimissioni dell'amministrazione del paese, dissoluzione del Parlamento e radicale riforma politica.
- Pakistan: La ‘lunga marcia’ di Tahir ul-Quadri
Dated: 15 January 2013
Clima sempre più incandescente in Pakistan dopo l’arresto del primo ministro Raja Pervez Ashraf, accusato dalla Corte Suprema di aver ricevuto tangenti da una compagnia turca per una fornitura di elettricità nel 2010, quando era ministro dell’Acqua e dell’Energia. Contro la corruzione è gremita la piazza davanti al Parlamento di Islamabad chiamata a raccolta dal leader religioso Tahir ul-Quadri.
- Pakistan, la lunga marcia a Islamabad, scontri con la polizia
Dated: 15 January 2013
Nel giorno in cui la "lunga marcia" guidata dal leader sufista Tahir ul-Qadri è giunta a Islamabad, la Corte suprema del Pakistan ha ordinato oggi l'arresto del primo ministro Raja Pervez Ashraf. A quanto si è appreso, la decisione è stata presa dai giudici che esaminavano un caso di corruzione legato ad una compagnia turca. La Corte ha ordinato l'arresto di 16 persone, fra cui appunto il premier Ashraf. Tutti dovranno presentarsi per una nuova udienza fissata per domani.
- Being a dual national does not make Tahirul Qadri a traitor
Dated: 15 February 2013
Most Pakistani’s would have loved that scene in ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ where Cat-woman tells the Batman to run away, having given Gotham everything and owing it nothing more, to which he replies that he had not given the city everything yet.
- Dunya News: SC bench formed to hear Qadri's petition
Dated: 10 February 2013
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Saturday formed a three-judge bench to hear a plea moved by Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran chief Dr Tahirul Qadri, seeking reconstitution of the Election Commission of Pakistan.
- SC forms three-judge bench to hear Qadri’s plea against ECP
Dated: 10 February 2013
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has constituted a three-member bench, led by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, to hear Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri’s petition seeking immediate reconstitution of the election commission.
- PTI delegation calls on Tahirul Qadri; discusses ECP reconstitution, electoral alliance
Dated: 06 February 2013
LAHORE: A delegation of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) held a meeting with chief of Tehrik-e-Minjah-ul-Quran (TMQ) Dr. Tahirul Qadri in Lahore on Wednesday, both parties exchanged views over possibilities of a joint struggle for electoral reforms in the country, Dispatch News Desk (DND) reported.
- The News: ECP Reconstitution: SC to hear Qadri’s petition on Feb 11
Dated: 08 February 2013
The hearing of the case will be held on February 11 and the Supreme Court has issued notices to Tahirul Qadri, Attorney General, Chief Election Commissioner and the Federation.
- The Express Tribune: Petition on Feb 6: PAT wants court to declare ECP void
Dated: 04 February 2013
After being unable to convince the government to dissolve the election commission, Dr Tahirul Qadri’s Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) has decided to approach the Supreme Court (SC) on February 6 with a petition to declare the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) void ab initio.
- Tall claim: Tahirul Qadri claims averting threat of martial law (Tribune)
Dated: 04 February 2013
Minhajul-Quran International (MQI) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri has claimed that if he had allowed the participants of his January 14 long march a ‘free hand’, the country would have been placed under martial law “within five minutes”.
- The Dawn News: Qadri announces ‘second phase of revolution’
Dated: 04 February 2013
LAHORE: Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri on Monday announced the beginning of the second phase of his ‘people’s revolution’ with a rally in Gujranwala on Feb 15, DawnNews reported.
- Oye Times: Oye! News from Pakistan
Dated: 07 February 2013
Imran Khan joins Dr Tahirul Qadri in his mission to fight for electoral reforms, which mainly includes the reconstitution of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). Together, Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) will struggle to bring forward an impartial caretaker government for the upcoming elections.
- The Nation: PTI, PAT make their connection known
Dated: 07 February 2013
LAHORE – Amid uncertainty about the timing of the next polls, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) have agreed to launch a joint mass movement if the ruling coalition failed to form a neutral caretaker setup and reconstitute the Election Commission. They also sought immediate solution to the president’s dual office issue, The Nation has learnt.
- The Nation: Imran’s PTI gets a friendly PAT
Dated: 07 February 2013
LAHORE – The Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf of Imran Khan has been supporting the agenda of Dr Tahirul Qadri, but it preferred to not participate in the Pakistan Awami Tehrik’s last month’s long march to Islamabad and a four-day sit-in there.
- Daily Times: Imran, Qadri join hands against ECP
Dated: 07 February 2013
LAHORE: Imran Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf and Tahirul Qadri’s Pakistan Awami Tehreek have expressed their strong reservations over the performance of the Election Commission of Pakistan, and both the parties have demanded its dissolution and formation of a new election commission to hold free and fair elections in the country.
- The Dawn News: PTI leadership calls on Qadri over alliance, ECP
Dated: 07 February 2013
Electoral alliance and reconstitution of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) came under discussion. Briefing the media, PTI President Javed Hashmi said the stance of his party was similar to that of Qadri’s. “We are trying to unite all political parties which want a change,” he said.
- CNBC Pakistan: Qadri files petition in Supreme Court for reconstitution of ECP
Dated: 07 February 2013
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) leader Dr. Tahirul Qadri on Thursday arrived in Islamabad and filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking reconstitution of Election Commission of Pakistan, CNBC Pakistan reported.
- Hamari Web: Qadri files petition in Supreme Court for reconstitution of ECP
Dated: 07 February 2013
LAHORE: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) leader Dr. Tahirul Qadri on Thursday arrived in Islamabad and filed a petition in the Supreme Court for the reconstitution of Election Commission of Pakistan, SAMAA reported.
- Kal Point: Imran moves to join Qadris anti ECP front
Dated: 07 February 2013
LAHORE: Imran Khan"s Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf and Pakistan Awami Tehrik of Dr Tahirul Qadri have joined hands and called for a powerful Election Commission and an impartial caretaker government to ensure free and fair general elections.
- Sach News: Qadri moves to SC for reconstitution of ECP
Dated: 07 February 2013
slamabad: Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) founder Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri has filed petition in the Supreme Court for the reconstitution of the Election Commission. While talking to reporters outside the apex court before submitting the plea, Dr Qadri said that he would appear before the apex court as in person in the case, adding that he had confidence over the court.
- Pakistan Today: Qadri scrapes ECP’s legitimacy
Dated: 07 February 2013
ISLAMABAD - Tehrik-i-Minhajul Quran (TMQ) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri on Thursday submitted a petition in the Supreme Court of Pakistan seeking reconstitution of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in accordance with article 213 of the constitution.
- News Pakistan: After controversial ‘Dharna’ Qadri now knocks at court’s door
Dated: 07 February 2013
Tahir-ul-Qadri, chief of Pakistan Awami Tehrik, who led a Long March on Islamabad last month, to press for electoral reforms, has now moved the Supreme Court, seeking reconstitution of the Election Commission of Pakistan.
Qadri’s latest move is also seen with suspicion as parliamentary elections are just few months away and major parties say they trust the current Commission as it was constituted under the Constuitutional provisions.
- Khebar News: Qadri submits petition in SC for recreation of election commission
Dated: 07 February 2013
ISLAMABAD: Tehrik-e-Minhajul Quran (TMQ) Chief and Leader of Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT), Dr Tahirul Qadri Thursday submitted a petition in the Supreme Court of Pakistan for the recreation of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in the light of the Constitution.
- Samaa News: Qadri files petition in Supreme Court for reconstitution of ECP
Dated: 07 February 2013
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) leader Dr. Tahirul Qadri on Thursday arrived in Islamabad and filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking reconstitution of Election Commission of Pakistan, SAMAA reported.
- CNBC Pakistan: Dr. Qadri arrives in Islamabad to move SC for ECP reconstitution
Dated: 07 February 2013
LAHORE: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) leader Dr. Tahirul Qadri said his party will take out Inqilab (revolution) March in Multan on February 22, in Peshawar on February 24, CNBC Pakistan reported on Thursday.
- VIEW : ‘Long March’ aftermath — Naeem Tahir
Dated: 02 February 2013
Allama Dr Tahirul Qadri started the ‘Long March’ to Islamabad from Lahore on January 13 and arrived in Islamabad the next night. There are different figures about the number of people in the march that are being circulated. In a conservative estimate, the actual number of men, women and children, braving the weather at the D square and on Jinnah Avenue, was not less than 150,000. It is also noteworthy that the numbers did not reduce with the passage of time and actually increased because new groups joined in. People were determined to stay until their demands were met; they were in high spirits and knew that ‘change’ was the only answer to the miserable quality of life they had been pushed into in the last five years.
- Tahirul Qadri to move SC for ECP's reconstitution
Dated: 01 February 2013
LAHORE: Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran (TMQ) chief Tahirul Qadri, while demanding sacking of all provincial elections commissioners, has announced filing of two separate writ petitions to seek restructuring of the Election Commission of Pakistan and seizure of all development funds.
- Pakistan’s Historical March
Dated: 30 January 2013
Two weeks ago, I flew in from Qatar to Pakistan to attend and support the most peaceful long-march with millions of Pakistani people. We marched from Lahore, through seven cities towards the Parliament House in Islamabad.
- After the Long March
Dated: 24 January 2013
Analysing the Qadri game in an earlier column, I had said that “the outcome depends on how strongly Dr Qadri wants to march towards Islamabad and the extent of support he can muster from other parties”. The preparation of the march to the minutest of details and the unfailing commitment of the participants to follow Dr Qadri’s line, demonstrated the strength of the desire to march. Indeed, the march went ahead despite the dithering of the MQM and the PTI.
- Europe supports Pakistan’s reforms towards democracy
Dated: 21 January 2013
The mass protests in Pakistan came to end after government concessions. "We have reached an agreement," said the Muslim cleric Muhammad Tahirul Qadri who triggered the four days protests. Pakistani government announced that will negotiate electoral reforms and will dissolve the Parliament in order to conduct elections. Europe supports Pakistan’s reforms towards democracy.
- The curious case of Qadri
Dated: 21 January 2013
I first met Tahir-ul Qadri last year at the Indian launch of his book Fatwa on Terrorism at the Islamic Cultural Centre in Delhi. I helped organise the event, giving the introductory speech. In his 600-page judgment, Qadri completely dismantles the ideology of Muslim extremists. The comprehensive fatwa demolishes all the theological arguments used by terrorists.
- The Muscotine Journal: Official: Pakistan to free more Afghan detainees
Dated: 19 January 2013
Pakistan plans to release more Afghan militant detainees in an attempt to boost the peace process in neighboring Afghanistan ahead of the departure of international troops next year, a top Pakistani official said.
- The Peninsula: Pakistan police fire tear gas at Islamabad protesters
Dated: 15 January 2013
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani police fired tear gas and gunshots could be heard as a growing crowd of protesters converged on parliament Tuesday, throwing stones at security forces, an AFP reporter said.
- Recuters Canada: Pakistan turmoil deepens as court orders PM's arrest
Dated: 15 January 2013
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani police fired tear gas and gunshots could be heard as a growing crowd of protesters converged on parliament Tuesday, throwing stones at security forces, an AFP reporter said. The protesters are followers of Canadian-Pakistani cleric Tahir-ulQadri, who led a two-day protest march into the capital Islamabad overnight to demand a peaceful "revolution" and the dissolution of parliament.
- Asia Times Online: Islamabad lacks Tahrir Square focus
Dated: 16 January 2013
KARACHI - Islamabad virtually turned into another Tahrir Square late on Monday, as tens of thousands of Pakistani protesters, chanting reform slogans swept into Islamabad after a 36-hour long march from the eastern city of Lahore. Their leader, Dr Tahirul Qadri, a cleric who heads the Islamic charity Tehrik-i-Minhajul Quran, demanded that the Pakistani authorities dissolve the national assembly and all four provincial assemblies by the following morning.
- The International News: Tahirul Qadri arrives at Islamabad venue
Dated: 21 January 2013
A large number of people gathered at Jinnah Avenue to welcome the Tahirul Qadri-led march. A large number of youth are present in the participating crowd while many women have also turned up at the sit-in, some of them with their children.
- The News Tribe: TMQ long march begins, Tahir-ul-Qadri for dissolution of Balochistan govt
Dated: 13 January 2013
Lahore: After a delay of couple of hours, Tehrik-i-Minhajul Quran (TMQ) long march began at 1:30pm from the residence of the movement’s Chief Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri.
- The International News: Qadri leads long march to Islamabad
Dated: 14 January 2013
JHELUM: Tens of thousands of Pakistanis inched towards Islamabad Monday, in a protest march led by Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran chief Tahir-ul Qadri calling for revolution but accused by the government of trying to sow political chaos ahead of elections.
- Business Recorder: Dr. Tahir ul Qadri long march enters Federal Capital
Dated: 14 January 2013
ISLAMABAD: The long march led by Tehrik Minhaj ul Quran (TMQ) leader Dr. Tahirul Qadri has entered Federal Capital on Monday evening with large number of people with them.
- Turkish Weekly: Anticorruption March Heads Toward Islamabad
Dated: 14 January 2013
Thousands of marchers led by influential Islamic cleric Tahir-ul Qadri are making their way toward the Pakistani capital to protest government corruption and demand election reforms.
- The News Tribe: Imran Khan’s PTI mulling over to join Tahirul Qadri’s long march
Dated: 13 January 2013
According to sources, in a high level meeting of PTI, senior leadership advised Imran Khan to participate in the long march as the goal of PAT and PTI was common, because both of them wanted to eliminate the system of injustice from the country.
- Qadri urges masses to take part in march
Dated: 14 January 2013
KHARIAN: The leader of Tehreek e Minhaj ul Quran (TMQ) has encouraged the masses to participate in the long march for the sake of country's sovereignty, security and prosperity, Geo News reported Monday.
- Qadri’s long march departs from Lahore
Dated: 13 January 2013
LAHORE: Tehrik-i-Minhajul Quran (TMQ) chief Tahirul Qadri on Sunday led thousands of supporters at the start of his long march on the capital Islamabad, demanding key reforms before the upcoming elections.
- Qadri’s arrest to lead to violence, warns TMQ
Dated: 13 January 2013
ISLAMABAD - President Tehreek Minhajul Quran (TMQ) Islamabad, Abrar Advocate, Friday said no body could dare arrest Dr Tahirul Qadri and in case it happened, second in command will lead the mammoth gathering of long march.
- Tahirul Qadri’s ‘democracy march’ begins
Dated: 14 January 2013
LAHORE - The long march, described by Dr Tahirul Qadri as the ‘democracy march’, began from Lahore on Sunday. “It is a march for democracy, it is a march against looters and plunderers ruling in Islamabad and Lahore, it is a march against the evil forces, it is a march against those exploiting poor people, it is a march against the oppressors, the corrupts and the persecutors of the weak and poor,
- Catalyst for change or military stooge?
Dated: 13 January 2013
LAHORE: A month ago, Muhammad Tahirul Qadri was living quietly in Canada, immersed in the affairs of his Islamic charity and seemingly far removed from the pre-election power games shaping the fate of politicians in Pakistan.
- Qadri’s long march nears Islamabad
Dated: 13 January 2013
LAHORE: The long march led by chief of the Tehrik-i-Minhajul Quran (TMQ), Allama Dr Tahirul Qadri, which began a day earlier from Lahore, was nearing Islamabad, reports said.
- Tough talk: Qadri’s demand vis-a-vis ECP puts govt in quandary
Dated: 14 January 2013
ISLAMABAD: Dr Tahirul Qadri whose march was rolling towards the capital has conveyed a few demands to the government, with sacking of election commission featuring as the first and foremost.
- The News Tribe: Official text of Tahir-ul-Qadri’s long march declaration
Dated: 17 January 2013
Following decisions were unanimously arrived at; having been taken today, 17 January 2013, in the meeting which was participated by coalition parties delegation led by Chaudry Shujaat Hussain including:
- Long march moves on despite threat
Dated: 14 January 2013
Lahore—The long march of Allama Dr Tahirul Qadri Sunday kicked off en route to Islamabad from his Lahore’s Model Town residence, about five hours late of schedule time amid threats, allegations and counter allegations.
- Govt accepts Qadri’s demands, sit-in ends
Dated: 18 January 2013
Islamabad—The sit-in of the Tehreek Minhajul Quran ended after the agreement with federal government on the fulfillment of demands. The agreement has been given the name of “Islamabad Long March Declaration”. According to the agreement the assemblies would definitely be dissolved prior to the 16th March and elections would be held within 90 days. One month time would be given for the scrutiny of the nomination papers by Election Commission under Articles 62, 63 of the constitution.
- The International News: March madness in January
Dated: 18 January 2013
Considered the usual month for political madness in Pakistan, March came early this year, the turmoil complicated by election-year factors. The obstacles of the federal and Punjab governments notwithstanding, the Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran’s (TMQ) ‘long march’ came nowhere near the “million” mark claimed by Dr Tahirul Qadri. People in small numbers continued to join those assembled in the kilometre-plus D Square space in front of parliament in Islamabad. By late afternoon Tuesday the calculation was close to about 100,000.
- The International News: Time to unfold Tahirul Qadri's gains from sit-in
Dated: 18 January 2013
ISLAMABAD: Tehrik-i-Minhajul Quran (TMQ) chief Dr Muhammad Tahirul Qadri staged an unprecedented sit-in on the Jinnah Avenue.
Majority of those who attended the march belonged to poor and middle classes; they came here in hope of a better life through a real change. How much their leader achieved for them is to be seen in the coming weeks and months, and may be years.
- The Economics Times: Despite similarities Tahir-ul Qadri is different from Anna Hazare
Dated: 19 January 2013
NEW DELHI: An elderly, messianic leader agitates against corruption and rot in governance, leads large demonstrations in the Capital, seeks solutions outside the parliamentary system and tears into the 'corrupt' elite. Public intellectuals and media are divided about the movement, and speculation is rife about its funding, backers and motivation. The movement turns into a challenge for the establishment.
- Tahirul Qadri's party may take part in elections
Dated: 18 January 2013
ISLAMABAD: A cleric who has been pushing for electoral reforms in Pakistan will resort to street protests again if the government does not abide by an agreement that eased a political crisis, an aide said on Friday.
- The Indian Express: Tahir-ul-Qadri ends 4-day protest
Dated: 18 January 2013
The Pakistani government and influential muslim cleric Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri, who has a history of ties to the Pakistan military, reached an agreement on late Thursday, that peacefully ended a four-day sit-in protest outside the Parliament House building in Islamabad. Both sides unanimously agreed that the national assembly will be dissolved before March 16 and new elections will be held in 90 days. The Islamabad Long March Declaration was signed by the government's negotiation team and Qadri inside the bullet-proof trailer of the religious leader.
- The Times of India: 'Triumphant' Pak cleric Qadri refuses to relent
Dated: 18 January 2013
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan-born Canadian cleric Tahirul Qadri said on Friday he reserves the right
to take extreme measures if the agreement signed with the government was not implemented.
Qadri, who shook the Pakistan government with his three-day siege of the capital
demanding dissolution of parliament, had left for Lahore on Friday morning after
signing an agreement with the government on the timing of the general elections.
- Can India: Tahir ul Qadri… still alive!
Dated: 17 January 2013
Canadian Islamic cleric, Dr. Tahir ul Qadri must be a marked man. In climate where assinations by so-called Taliban supporters are the order of the day, it would not be presumptious to say that he is on the hit list. Two-time Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto comes to mind at a time like this. The then-leader of the opposition Pakistan Peoples Party, had been campaigning ahead of elections (scheduled for January 2008) when she fell victim to a suicide bombing on December 27, 2007 in Rawalpindi.After nine years of self-exile, she returned had just returned to Pakistan in October that year.
- Firebrand cleric Tahirul Qadri raises fear of 'soft coup' in Pakistan
Dated: 17 January 2013
ISLAMABAD: To Pakistan's ruling party, a firebrand cleric camped outside parliament with thousands of protesters is looking more and more like the harbinger of their worst fear: a plan by the military to engineer a "soft coup".
- Business Recorder: Tahir–ul-Qadri calls off Islamabad protest
Dated: 21 January 2013
ISLAMABAD: The Tehreek-e-Minhaj-ul-Quran chief Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadrilate Thursday called off his mass protest in Islamabad, averting a major political crisis and reaching a deal with the government that paves the way for elections within months.
- Zee News: Pak govt strikes deal with Tahir-ul-Qadri; to appoint caretaker PM
Dated: 18 January 2013
Islamabad: The Pakistan government on Thursday agreed to appoint a caretaker Prime Minister by consensus ahead of the next general election as part of a deal struck with fiery cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri to end his protest near Parliament that had put intense pressure on the country's fragile coalition.
- The International News: Tahirul Qadri did what opposition leaders fail to do
Dated: 21 January 2013
People from different walks of life congratulated chief of Tehrik Minhajul Quran (TMQ) Dr. Tahirul Qadri, and his determined and committed supporters.
They termed the long march and sit-in a grand success. Dr. Tahirul Qadri proved that demands could be met even through peaceful way instead of adopting the path of violence. By holding historical long march and making sit-ins, Tahirul Qadri along with his lovers achieved what opposition leaders failed to do. In this context, the people specifically mentioned the name of Imran Khan, chief of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf.
- Tahir-ul-Qadri – Emerging Anna for Pakistan?
Dated: 17 January 2013
As an ordinary citizen you cannot think of giving an ultimatum to a Government, that too a democratically elected civilian one. It can be the order of the day for some nations if their Army gives the ruling politicians final word on how business should be run. But, never can that order be brought by any common citizen. If that happens, then that citizen cannot be considered as an ordinary one.
- Nini Central: Tahir-ul-Qadri ends protest after deal with Pakistan Government
Dated: 18 January 2013
Islamabad, Jan 18 (ANI): The Pakistani government and influential muslim cleric Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri, who has a history of ties to the Pakistan military, reached an agreement on late Thursday, that peacefully ended a four-day sit-in protest outside the Parliament
- Geo News: Tahirul Qadri summoned over asylum oath breach
Dated: 18 January 2013
OTTAWA: Canadian authorities summoned Tehrik e Minhajul Quran (TMQ) Chief Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri on February 5 to explain a violation of the oath he had taken while seeking asylum there.
- The Rueters: Party of Pakistan cleric Tahirul Qadri may take part in election this spring
Dated: 18 January 2013
(Sufi cleric and leader of the Minhaj-ul-Quran Muhammad Tahirul Qadri addresses his supporters from behind the window of an armoured vehicle after his meeting with members of Pakistan’s coalition government on the fourth day of protests in Islamabad January 17, 2013. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro )
- The International News: Dr Tahir ul Qadri now a stakeholder in elections
Dated: 18 January 2013
DUBAI: Dr Tahir ul Qadri has finally pulled a fast one although he took a big risk of violence, terrorism, death of innocent women and children plus a huge financial cost, by forcing the beleaguered government, through his repeated deadlines, to agree to a declaration which may be almost impossible for the government to implement.
- Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri: A Complex Man Full Of Contradictions
Dated: 16 January 2013
He calls himself Sheikh-ul-Islam and gets his supporters to swear allegiance to him on the Koran, but he hates to be called "maulana," a term regularly used to refer to religious scholars in Pakistan.
- The Daily Dawn: A visit to Dr Qadri’s sit-in venue reveals a different reality
Dated: 19 January 2013
As the street cleaners descended on Jinnah Avenue to clear up the final remnants of the three-and-a-half-day ‘revolution’, another enigma remains: How does a man who has lived in Canada for seven years get thousands of Pakistanis to spend four nights on cold and wet streets?
- Can India: Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri: A Complex Man Full Of Contradictions
Dated: 21 January 2013
He calls himself Sheikh-ul-Islam and gets his supporters to swear allegiance to him on the Koran, but he hates to be called “maulana,” a term regularly used to refer to religious scholars in Pakistan.
- What made Muhammad Tahir-Ul-Qadri an overnight hero?
Dated: 16 January 2013
Pakistan is in the grip of a deep crisis with Pakistan Supreme Court ordering the Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf’s arrest. And then, the Pakistani cleric calling for electoral reforms in the country. Qadri is not alone. He is backed by a mammoth number of supporters.
- Who is Tahir-ul-Qadri?
Dated: 16 January 2013
Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri’s dramatic entry into Pakistani politics has raised many eyebrows on suspicion that he is seeking to derail elections expected to be held by May at the behest of the army. On 15 January, Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered the arrest of premier Raja Pervez Ashraf and 15 others over corruption charges, raising fears of a political crisis just months ahead of the polls.
- Pakistani Government Delegation Meets With Qadri
Dated: 17 January 2013
ISLAMABAD -- A Pakistani government delegation has opened talks with Islamic cleric Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, the organizer of this week's antigovernment demonstrations in Islamabad.
- Pakistan holds talks with cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri
Dated: 17 January 2013
Islamabad: Pakistan's coalition government opened talks on Thursday with a Muslim cleric whose calls for the administration to resign have electrified thousands of protestors camped out near parliament.
- VIEW : Tahirul Qadri, we need you in the US — Syed Kamran Hashmi
Dated: 18 January 2013
Indeed, it is the beginning of the end for the US, a country that is not only running out of time, its options are depleting rapidly. Today, the world’s greatest economic power faces deep crises, namely, a badly damaged economy, a complicated political gridlock, a staggering national debt, a deeply divided society, escalating gun violence, and of course, a failing foreign policy with two lost wars in less than a decade.
- Number five works well for Tahir ul Qadri
Dated: 18 January 2013
A noted astrologer and numerologist, Bashirullah Khan, told The News that the name Muhammad Tahirul Qadri’s number is 5. He said that Qadri’s the number of date (December 23 ) of Qadri’s public meeting was 5 (2+3=5). Similarly Tahir ul Qadri chose January 14, also number 5 (1+4=5). Besides Tahir ul Qadri launched the march after 23 days of his speech in Lahore, again number 5.
- True Revolution in Pakistan?
Dated: 15 January 2013
Amidst all controversies, the much-awaited long march has assembled large numbers in the capital city across the country including women and children. The masses poured on the streets in support of Allama Tahir ul Qadri’s and his stance for bringing a change in the country.
- Long march ends: Tahirul Qadri, govt agree on terms for electoral reforms
Dated: 17 January 2013
ISLAMABAD: Prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has signed the agreement reached between the government’s delegation, and Dr Tahirul Qadri, bringing to an end the “million-man” march Express News reported on Thursday.
- Govt committee holds talks with Qadri
Dated: 17 January 2013
ISLAMABAD: A ten-member committee formed by the government is holding talks with Tehrik-e-Minhajul Quran leader Tahirul Qadri at D-Chowk.
- طاہرالقادری، حکومت میں معاہدہ، دھرنا ختم
Dated: 17 January 2013
پاکستان کے دارالحکومت اسلام آباد میں تحریک منہاج القرآن کے سربراہ ڈاکٹر طاہرالقادری اور حکومت کے درمیان طے پانے والے ’اسلام آباد لانگ مارچ ڈیکلریشن‘ پر طاہرالقادری اور وزیر اعظم راجہ پرویز اشرف نے دستخط کر دیے۔
- Government in talks with Tahirul Qadri
Dated: 17 January 2013
ISLAMABAD: A government delegation held talks with Tahirul Qadri, chief of the Tehrik-i-Minhajul Quran (TMQ), to avert a political crisis and disperse a rally that has heaped pressure on the government, DawnNews reported on Thursday evening.
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