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India-Pakistan
Qadri announces 'second phase of revolution'
2013-02-05
[Dawn] Pakistain 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.

Speaking to media representatives at a presser in Lahore, Qadri said that the 'revolution' had been started in order to install a real democracy in Pakistain. He said that the anti-poor system of the country must be changed, adding that the Articles 3 and 38 of the Constitution were being violated.

Moreover, the Awami Tehrik chief said that the first rally of the 'revolution' would be held in Gujranwala on Feb 15, a second one on Feb 17 in Faisalabad
...formerly known as Lyallpur, the third largest metropolis in Pakistain, the second largest in Punjab after Lahore. It is named after some Arab because the Paks didn't have anybody notable of their own to name it after...
, a third one in Multan on Feb 22 and a fourth in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
on Feb 24.

Qadri said that his party did not wish to postpone the upcoming general polls. He said that the Army was also in favour of maintaining the continuity of a democratic system in the country.

Furthermore, Qadri said that it was impossible to hijack the people's revolution.

He extended invitations to all political parties, including the Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
(PTI) to participate in the rallies.
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