LAHORE: The Pakistan Peoples Party has decided to attend the Pakistan Awami Tehreek’s ‘martyrs day’ gathering to pay homage to the victims of the June 17 Model Town tragedy.

The PPP had not attended a multi-party conference held in connection with the Model Town incident in June as it did not want to give a message that it was with Dr Tahirul Qadri. However, now the PPP has decided in principle to take part in the Aug 10 event which is seen a prelude to PAT’s ‘revolution march’.

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“The PPP will attend the Quran Khawani for the victims of Model Town tragedy,” PPP Secretary General Latif Khosa told Dawn on Monday.

He said the PML-N government should shun double standards and register an FIR against those involved in the killing of innocent protesters.

“The PPP during its tenure had registered a case even against Z.A. Bhutto but the Sharifs are not ready to accept the supremacy of law.”

Mr Khosa said the PPP supported Dr Qadri’s dem­and for electoral reforms because it would not like to contest the next elections under the same system which was used by the PML-N for ‘massive rigging’ in the 2013 election.

Published in Dawn, August 5th, 2014