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| Qadri announces 'revolution march' on August 14 |
| 2014-08-11 |
| [DAWN] Pakistain Awami Tehrik (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri ...Pak politician, and would-be dictator, founder and head of Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran and Pakistain Awami Tehrik. He usually resides in Canada, but returns to Pakistain periodically to foam at the mouth and lead demonstrations. Depending on which way the wind's blowing, Qadri claims to be the author of Pak's blasphemy law. Other times he says it wasn't him... announced on Sunday that August 14 will be the day of his 'revolution march' to topple the government. He made the announcement at the end of a speech to thousands of supporters who had gathered in Model Town to observe 'Martyr's Day'— a demonstration to protest against deadly festivities that took between his supporters and the Punjab police in June. Qadri has condemned the Pakistain Moslem League Nawaz (PML-N) government as corrupt and called for the overthrow of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf... Saturday was another day full of violence as aggressive PAT workers resisted police officials manning pickets in parts of Punjab. |
| Posted by:Fred |