[DAWN] HE is neither a Lenin nor a Khomeini. But it is the mere folly of a ham-fisted government that has made a 'revolutionary' out of a charlatan.Last week's carnage in Lahore and a panicky reaction by the administration on his arrival has provided 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...
with the spark he needed to ignite public outrage. But can he succeed?