After 59-day stay outside parliament, Qadri heads for Faisalabad

Published October 12, 2014
Tahirul Qadri addresses supporters in Islamabad September 3, 2014. — Photo by Reuters
Tahirul Qadri addresses supporters in Islamabad September 3, 2014. — Photo by Reuters

ISLAMABAD: Breaking his 59-day streak of being camped out on Constitution Avenue, Dr Tahirul Qadri will leave the capital for Faisalabad on Sunday, where he is expected to address a Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) public gathering.

“I am going to address the public gathering in Faisalabad, while the sit-in will continue until revolution comes,” the PAT chief announced from atop his container on Saturday.

“If you people stay on at the sit-in, then I will go to address the gathering. If you will not stay at Constitution Avenue in my absence, I am willing to change my decision to visit Faisalabad,” Dr Qadri told participants of his Inqilab sit-in outside parliament house.

“I’m warning the government that if they take any action against the participants of the sit-in in my absence, they should be ready to face a major reaction,” he said.

He said he would stay in Faisalabad for two days and also visit the flood-hit areas of Jhang.

“I will return to the sit-in on October 16 and then proceed to Lahore for a public gathering at Minar-i-Pakistan on October 19,” he said.

Published in Dawn, October 12th, 2014

Opinion

Editorial

Judiciary’s SOS
Updated 28 Mar, 2024

Judiciary’s SOS

The ball is now in CJP Isa’s court, and he will feel pressure to take action.
Data protection
28 Mar, 2024

Data protection

WHAT do we want? Data protection laws. When do we want them? Immediately. Without delay, if we are to prevent ...
Selling humans
28 Mar, 2024

Selling humans

HUMAN traders feed off economic distress; they peddle promises of a better life to the impoverished who, mired in...
New terror wave
Updated 27 Mar, 2024

New terror wave

The time has come for decisive government action against militancy.
Development costs
27 Mar, 2024

Development costs

A HEFTY escalation of 30pc in the cost of ongoing federal development schemes is one of the many decisions where the...
Aitchison controversy
Updated 27 Mar, 2024

Aitchison controversy

It is hoped that higher authorities realise that politics and nepotism have no place in schools.