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| Exit Islamabad: Qadri hints at taking 'Inqilab' across Pakistan |
| 2014-10-13 |
| [DAWN] Following 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.... 's (PTI) drift from the red zone, Pakistain Awami Tehrik (PAT) chief 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... on Sunday hinted at taking his party's 'Inqilab March' to other parts of the country, saying that his party "never believed in protests sitting at one place". "A revolution has different phases," Qadri said adding, "It is a continuing process. Our first stop is Faislabad." Giving today's rally the title of 'Inquilab 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... ', Qadri said the day would prove that the Islamabad sit-in has been successful. He did not elaborate as to how this success would be proven. "We want to change the system, we had been suffering atrocities for more than 65 years," he said. "The [Faislabad] rally will prove that the status quo cannot survive, corruption cannot survive and we will achieve Quaid-e-Azam's lost Pakistain." While the PAT chief termed the Islamabad sit-in as a 'strong foundation', he urged his supporters to start building out from there. The firebrand ... firebrandsare noted more for audio volume and the quantity of spittle generated than for any actual logic in their arguments... holy man lamented the corrupt practices in the country and also congratulated media outlets for continuous coverage of the sit-in. |
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