[DAWN] The chief of Pakistain Awami Tehrik (PAT), 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...
, arrived here on Thursday morning from London, promising to continue his struggle for justice for those killed in Model Town during a police operation in June 2014.
Mr Qadri, who keeps popping in and out of the country, this time returned after a 10-day foreign tour and, according to party sources, will have a longer stay here "till Justice Baqar Najfi’s report is made public and cases regarding the Model Town tragedy are finalised."
Talking to the media at Lahore airport, he said he had returned to the country to celebrate Eidul Azha here, whereas deposed 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...
left Pakistain on the occasion.
The court has put provincial government on notice for Sept 12 to present its position on the Justice Najfi Report. "This gives us a hope for justice," he said.
The PAT chief said the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had got a chance to restore its credibility in references against the Sharifs and it must.
He said under the NAB ordinance, the accountability courts were bound to give verdict within a month.
The Supreme Court had allowed them six months, which was sufficient time to proceed, he added.
"Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is the main cause of corruption in Pakistain. If he is not taken to task quickly, he can create instability in the country by colluding with foreign forces," Qadri alleged. Nawaz was not thrown out only because of UAE work permit (Iqama), but all references were those of corruption and it would soon be evident, Qadri maintained.