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.
Qadri, who has vowed to make public his other demands in the federal capital, wants immediate installation of an interim setup acceptable to all stakeholders and implementation of articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution that set a strict criteria for individuals to be eligible to contest elections. Sources said the government team headed by Chaudhry Shujaat that held many rounds of talks with Dr. Qadri had conveyed him some positive signals that it was ready to negotiate.
The long march led by chief of the Minhaj-ul-Quran International (MQI), Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, reached Dina at 1:50 pm while the first batch of the march participants has arrived at Islamabad. It kicked off on Saturday in the afternoon from Lahore. MQI activists and the common people were riding on motorcycles, cars, busses and trucks. They were raising slogans and displaying large banners, placards, Dr Qadri’s portraits and national flags.
Tahir-ul Qadri, who returned to Pakistan last month after years in Toronto, accuses the government of being corrupt and incompetent, and says polls cannot be held until reforms are enacted. He claimed on Monday to be leading one million people into Islamabad, where they will camp out on the streets until their demands are accepted. But the significance of the rally will likely hinge on turnout, whether there is any violence at the gathering and to what extent the protesters are able to penetrate Islamabad, where shipping containers have been used to seal off the main approaches. Witnesses estimated that tens of thousands of people had joined the rally by the time it reached Jhelum, 120 kilometres (75 miles) south of the capital.
ISLAMABAD: The Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran long march being led by Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri’s has entered Islamabad - the federal capital of Pakistan. The rally will make its way to the Blue Area where a sit-in will be held until the demands of the Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran are met. Strict security arrangements were made along the route of the long march and mobile phone services have been suspended in Islamabad.
Tens of thousands of Pakistanis inched towards Islamabad Monday, in a protest march led by an influential cleric calling for revolution but accused by the government of trying to sow political chaos ahead of elections.
ISLAMABAD: Accompanied by thousands of supporters, Pakistani-Canadian scholar Tahir-ul-Qadri kicked off his "million-man long march" against corruption from Lahore to Islamabad on Sunday. "It is a march for democracy, against looters and plunderers ruling from Islamabad and Lahore. It is a march against the evil forces, against those exploiting poor people, oppressors and the corrupt," Qadri said before departing from Lahore.
Influential cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri Sunday began a “long march” from Lahore to Islamabad with thousands of his followers to pressure the Pakistan government to carry out wide-ranging reforms ahead of the upcoming general election.
NEW YORK - Minhajul Quran International chief Dr Tahirul Qadri has called his long march on Islamabad a ‘moral revolution’, saying there will be no surrender before corruption.
LONDON: MQM chief Altaf Hussain on Monday renewed his party’s support for the legitimate demands made by Tehreek Minhajul Quran (TMQ) chief Dr Tahirul Qadir, terming them voice of Pakistan.
SOHAWA: Tens of Thousands of protesters streamed towards Islamabad on Monday, led by Tehreek-e-Minhaj-ul-Quran leader Dr Tahirul Qadri calling for revolution but accused of trying to sow political chaos ahead of elections.
LONDON: The Founder of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) Altaf Hussain has said that the demands put forward by the head of Tehreek-i-Minhaj-ul-Quran Dr Tahirul Qadri are the collective voice of the people of Pakistan. He said that these demands should be accepted immediately no hurdles should be created in the way of the Long March.
Islamabad: Tens of thousands of protesters led by fiery cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri on Monday inched towards Islamabad demanding sweeping electoral reforms, as authorities put up barricades and deployed riot police turning the Pakistani capital into a virtual fortress.
ISLAMABAD: Thousands of Pakistanis crammed into hundreds of vehicles streamed towards Islamabad on Monday in a protest march led by a Tahir-ul Qadri, Chief of Minhaj Ul Quran, demanding key electoral reforms.
Tahir-ul Qadri, who returned to Pakistan last month after years in Toronto, accuses the government of being corrupt and incompetent, and says polls cannot be held until reforms are enacted. He claimed on Monday to be leading one million people into Islamabad, where they will camp out on the streets until their demands are accepted. But the significance of the rally will likely hinge on turnout, whether there is any violence at the gathering and to what extent the protesters are able to penetrate Islamabad, where shipping containers have been used to seal off the main approaches.
Sohawa/Islamabad: Leading thousands of supporters in a vehicular caravan, Tehreek Minhaj Ul Quran (TMQ) chief Dr. Tahirul Qadri arrived on Monday evening in the vicinity of Islamabad for a planned sit-in in a bid to force the government to accept their electoral reforms agenda.
Islamabad (CNN) -- Cell phones were silent in Islamabad on Monday, but thousands of demonstrators heading there soon planned to be heard loud and clear. Pakistan's government shut down all cell service as part of a strict security crackdown as cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri’s "Million Man March" convoy headed toward the capital. Qadri is a well-known Muslim cleric who has returned home and promised a Pakistani equivalent of Egypt's Tahrir Square protests.
ISLAMABAD: The Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran long march being led by Dr Tahirul Qadri has entered Islamabad - the federal capital of Pakistan. The rally will make its way to the Blue Area where a sit-in will be held until the demands of the Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran are met. Strict security arrangements were made along the route of the long march and mobile phone services have been suspended in Islamabad.
ISLAMABAD: Thousands of supporters of the Tehreek Minhajul Quran (TMQ) led by Dr. Tahirul Qadri continue their march on Islamabad, SAMAA reports.
ISLAMABAD: The federal capital’s Jinnah Avenue is the centre of attention today as stage of Chairman Tehreek-i-Minhaj-ul-Quran International (TMI) Dr Tahirul Qadri is being erected here, SAMAA reported Monday.
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