Imran Khan welcomes Qadri's decision to march on Aug 14
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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has welcomed Dr Tahirul Qadri and his supporters to join the anti-government march planned for August 14, a press release issued by PTI said.
According to the press release, Khan said that PTI has already asked all democratic forces to join the movement for strengthening democracy and getting rid of the current government.
Khan reiterated that PTI's Azadi march is peaceful and within the Constitution. He also said PTI would never support any extra-constitutional measure and would hold the government responsible for any derailment of democracy.
The party’s deputy secretary general and Imran Khan’s media advisor Imran Ismail told Dawn by telephone that any party that wants to join the march was welcome.
He added that Qadri’s announcement on Sunday, that his revolution march would take place on Independence Day, was not “pre-arranged” with the PTI.
When asked if the PTI fears its march will turn violent with aggressive Pakistan Awami Tehreek workers joining their ranks, Ismail said, “We are peaceful. We do not want violence.”
“We may have a different agenda and difference of opinion but we have invited different parties and welcome those who wish to join us.”
Additionally, PTI leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on local TV that given the government's heavy handedness today, the PAT's decision to march makes sense, and the PTI welcomes it.
"PML-N pre-empted Qadri, Imran nexus"
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Irfan Siddiqui speaking on a local news channel said the government was "well aware" that the PTI and PAT would be arriving in Islamabad together.
"This has been known for several days, it is only new news for the media. We are aware both are together in this," he said.
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Aug 10, 2014 10:20pm
We, the people, welcome this move. May Allah bless Pakistan.
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Aug 10, 2014 10:21pm
It's heartening to see people from all walks of life heeding to PTI's vision, come walk with us, have no hidden agenda, for now believe in PTI's mission and we would lead this nation to prosperity.
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Aug 10, 2014 10:23pm
Anti Status Quo group zindabad!
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Aug 10, 2014 10:27pm
Fight for the change even if its hard to change.
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Aug 10, 2014 10:30pm
Both Qadri and Imran should be deported urgently to Canada and UK respectively to bring back peace in Pakistan.
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Aug 10, 2014 10:31pm
RIP PTI. You have dug your own grave.
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Aug 10, 2014 10:32pm
This might be the down fall of PTI. How do PTI people plan to act together with PAT when Qadri is saying, kill the person who comes back without succeeding to impose his agenda.
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Aug 10, 2014 10:35pm
Wazeer ay azam Imran Khan
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Aug 10, 2014 10:39pm
The angels wish it to be so....
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Aug 10, 2014 10:39pm
PTI are amature. Their march is going to be highjacked and turned to violance. Martial law is on the door and PTI, which was destined to be the next ruling party, will be washed off in a new decade of martial law. Imran Khan and his close ones must come to senses for God sake. Put your demand forward today and ask government to accept those until 14th to avoid the march. It looks as they all are enemies of Pakistan including the usual looters, zardari and Nawaz but Imran and Qadri too. Chaudhries, the most cronic reality of Pakistan politics seem to be succeeding.
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Aug 10, 2014 10:39pm
Illegitimacy is indeed a strategic threat which this government is facing right now and they are exacerbating the situation by indulging in some useless administrative tactics--though bound to fail -----Talking about illegality of the political demonstration would not avoid the inevitable.
Political questions need to be answered through political means which seem dried up.
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Aug 10, 2014 10:41pm
This news I was waiting for. Both of these parties are desperate to come in power. These parties have successfully created the mess for their own vested interest. And they are not alone but all the anti Nawaz political elements are fabricating this so called revolution. This is the time that sanity should prevail. If this govt is overthrown, you will see no stable political govt in future. If Imran And Qadri gather a mob of hundred of thousand of disarrayed people then PLMN can gather many times of that.
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Aug 10, 2014 10:41pm
thumb verification saga is understood fully...
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Aug 10, 2014 10:41pm
Nawaz govt. is history now. for the sake of nation please step down.
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Aug 10, 2014 10:42pm
This open secret that both are same and only they can meet to destory them self.two egoest finely meet
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Aug 10, 2014 10:44pm
What a co-incident? Do you really believe this misleading statement?
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Aug 10, 2014 10:45pm
PMLN says they are aware that both are in this together, yet they are trying to fumble the ball on purpose.
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Aug 10, 2014 10:46pm
Although I don't like qadri but don't mind any support to bring kings and Queens of sharif down to get rid of badshaht system in pakistan. And get true democracy we have been waiting for 67 years
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Aug 10, 2014 11:05pm
All the news channels are discussing this news item with zeal and zest but no one is ready to advise the public to shun such gatherings as violence and more killings will be there.Human life is very precious and must not be wasted on the altar of politicians who keep on changing their stance and have a very short memory for the sacrifices made by their workers.
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Aug 10, 2014 11:15pm
The two Sharif princes have just two options left, abdicate gracefully and go for a long Umrah or declare martial law and hand the country over to Gen Raheel.
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Aug 10, 2014 11:18pm
@Saima . You are right. The PTI and PAT are turning the country into another Somalia with no functional government. 75% of the people in the country are illiterate and poor, Its like a drowning man holding to a straw. They accuse the government of wide spread unemployment and power shortages.There is no quick fix for these problems, its going to take years for the country to overcome these problems. Its easy to destroy what we have than to build. I challenge these two parties to give us a plan to solve these problems in one year or two years. They are inviting the military to take over the country which will be another disaster for a democratic system.
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Aug 10, 2014 11:24pm
@Aamir
But no blessings for these selfish and self-centered leaders!
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Aug 10, 2014 11:30pm
I dont know how to comment on this KHAN-QADRI nexus. But i know one thing with absolute certainty that it will create more chaos and unrest in this land of pure.
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Aug 10, 2014 11:31pm
So PTI, TUQ, PMLQ, MQM and Mush all on one page.. good to see anti democracy forces out in the open together.. will you not learn now people?
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Aug 10, 2014 11:37pm
Insha-Allah, they will fail and IK will be history from politics like Asghar Khan!
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Aug 10, 2014 11:44pm
My Question to PTI & PAT: Let me get this straight. Anyone who can gather a few thousands of supporters and topple any democratically elected government.. Is this the lesson you are giving to Pakistan??
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Aug 10, 2014 11:50pm
don't know why but it's something from inside, that's compelling to support imran khan , even knowing and comprehending that it has created turmoil in the country.
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Aug 10, 2014 11:58pm
Imran Khan and Tahir ul Qadri asking ordinary, poor and innocent folks to come out for them, while risking their lives and livelihood, so that they can become presidents and/or prime minsters of this beautiful country ....Suggestion: lead by example Mr. IK and TuQ...it is easy to ask others to offer sacrifice while yourself and your families staying safe with lot of security in the comfort of their mansions in Pakistan or abroad...Mr. IK and TuQ..lead from the front....
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Aug 11, 2014 12:07am
After a build up like this... I don't think PML-N will survive this.
Watch how PML-N MPAs, MNAs start deserting Nawaz-Shahbaz team.
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Aug 11, 2014 12:10am
PAT and PTI switching to plan B. As per my understanding the plan A was to jam four major cities of Pakistan PAT in Lahore, PTI in Islamabad, MQM in karachi and obviously one in Peshawar.
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Aug 11, 2014 12:12am
How does PTI welcome a nonconstitutional march of PAT?? Imran say's his march will be peaceful and within the limits of constitution but he welcomes Qadri's company who say's we will not return until revolution is occured and he say's kill him who comes back without achieving the target of revolution. Contradictions on parts of Imran Khan or should one say, hypocrates. I see Imran as an angry child who does not know the consequances of what he is doing even if he is right about the rigging. Martial law is on our door and who will pay the price? PTI
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Aug 11, 2014 12:14am
Both parties don't have any strong agenda for the development of Pakistan.
I hope Dr. Qadri will go back to his 2nd home town and as usual IK will stay on the road for next 4 years.
May Allah protect Pakistan from these kind of people who want to de stabilise country.
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Aug 11, 2014 12:16am
PTI Chairman has spent sufficient time in UK to mastermind this particular event, by misguiding the innocent people of Pakistan, the backdoor contacts between PTI and PAT have been constantly happening in the true version of the script that was devised in UK and Canada. This is the time for the nation to thwart and spoil such conspiracies against the integrity and sovereignty of Pakistan. It is needless to mention the credibility of PTI and PAT Chairmanship in safeguarding the basic human rights of the people of Pakistan.
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Aug 11, 2014 12:21am
Two useless politicians - finding something to do!
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Aug 11, 2014 12:22am
Qadri wants to ride Tsunami-tide but Imran should be careful not to get his derailed from his own march.
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Aug 11, 2014 12:27am
The circus continues in Banana Republic.....
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Aug 11, 2014 12:33am
@True question to you is the government came in power by rigged election consider democratic?
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Aug 11, 2014 12:34am
bad move PTI! I was actually with you guys! please don't join this crazy qadri!
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Aug 11, 2014 12:34am
Was it fateha khawani for the martyres? Then why this 6 hours jalsa? This man wasted our time in the name of aisaal e sawab and on top of that he told a lie to do this jalsa and the kind of language he used, we'll, he doesn't seem to be a scholar but another power hungry political leader.
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Aug 11, 2014 12:39am
"Hum Hukoomat ko chalney nahin dain gey", announced IJI after 1988 general elections. What you sow, so shall you reap. When you bulldoze democracy, them-crazy will rule.
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Aug 11, 2014 12:42am
After listening to Qadri's speech, PTI should have distanced itself. Alas, they have dug their own grave.
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Aug 11, 2014 12:42am
Wrong move. Never trust Qadri. Qadri just wants a piece of cake.
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Aug 11, 2014 12:57am
Birds of a feather flock together
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Aug 11, 2014 12:57am
Both are trying to save themselves from embarrassment of low turn-out.
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Aug 11, 2014 01:00am
@True Did NSharif do the same thing in the recent past. That I have to give credit to Zardari for handling it well. Where as NSharif??is showing his incompetency. That he was brought in by Zia. And that's the only thing he was taught. Try to suppress by force anyone who questions him.
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Aug 11, 2014 01:26am
I regret my support for PTI since 2011.
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Aug 11, 2014 01:31am
PTI is trapped and got entangled in very bad mess.They are welcoming some one who does not believe in democracy and wants to make sure that no elections take place.He wants to kill all those coming back before whole system is wrapped up.He does not believe in courts and wants his workers to kill ruling party people if he is killed.He wants to attack police and kill people and burn stations and take police weapons and abduct policemen.PTI in my view still is a political party and will not support inqilab councils in every village who will run govt on orders of Qadri.PTI will not hand over KPK govt to Qadri Inqilab council even if all system is wrapped up.This is a disaster for PTI and worst part is that Musharraf has desired to join long march which will be death of PTI as lotas like chaudrys sheikh rasheed have already damaged PTI beyond repair.
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Aug 11, 2014 01:43am
I hope these two politicians & their followers realize the damage they are causing, to our country, to the government, to the public life, to themselves & to our future generations. Instead of backing an elected government to stand up in facing International issues & solving domestic mess, these selfish & power hungry politicians are going to any length to use & abuse innocent people for their own personal gains & to try to get into the government by backdoor. I plead to both of these guys Imran Khan & Tahir Qadri, and their followers, to please for the sake of our future generations, help solve the problems that our country is facing instead of creating more.
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Aug 11, 2014 01:47am
zardari was and is better
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Aug 11, 2014 01:48am
This is the first time in the history of Pakistan that there is some hope for real good change.I hope Army jumps in now and help these right people.And put the names of present rulers and the one before that on ECL.And teach them the lesson,and their all wealth should be taken by the government.Then Pakistan will be one of the richest countries of the world.
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Aug 11, 2014 02:02am
Bad meets worse... or vice versa... Really Sad.
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Aug 11, 2014 02:04am
Prime minister = Imran Khan
President = Tahir ul Qadari
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Aug 11, 2014 02:05am
@Dr Khan:
Well said, Dr. Sahib!
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Aug 11, 2014 02:53am
I cant believe i voted for PTI. The biggest regression of my life. That was my first vote.
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Aug 11, 2014 02:55am
Well done PAT !! This will be the end of Nawaz Sharif's Baadshahat.
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Aug 11, 2014 03:02am
PTI and PAT are making Pakistan unstable and backwards like Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan etc. The wanna be Khalifa in Iraq funned by foreign countries and same goes to Qadri who is backed and funded by foreign countries to make Pakistan a chaos. Imran Khan is being senseless and will get nothing in the end either Army will take over and he will have a sorry face and will regret. Muslims never learn from their mistakes, Qadri has hijacked in the name of Islam and using and brainwashing iterate people who really have no idea they have been hijacked in the name of religion. PMLN has issues which some corrupt part members which NS shouldnt have gave ticket but I have seen projects and developments going on like never before and if they take 5 years I can see some development in Pakistan and also NS and army cleaning but taliban which PTI AND PAT WOULD NEVER!!!
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Aug 11, 2014 04:05am
I agree this brutal monarchy should be destroyed & the king should be exiled. But not before finalizing the court cases of close to Rs 100billion in loan defaults & money laundering against the Sharif family. These cases have been suppressed in the Punjab high court for the past 25 years since Shahbaz Sharif yaar been in power. Shouldn't get these robbers get away that easy.
On a separate note, democratic governments don't fire on unarmed civilians & kill 14 & injure 80 in one day.
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Aug 11, 2014 04:10am
Arrest both of these anarchists. These two opportunists should be charged with anti-state crimes such as inciting the people for violence and destabilizing the country.
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Aug 11, 2014 04:24am
@Last Word
Considering the track record and factual history it is the the Shareefs who should be packing their bags and chefs again.
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Aug 11, 2014 04:28am
@baakhlaq
You expect true freedom without paying the cost? Well, keep living under the Shareefs' monarchy and Mariam Nawaz will be your next ruler (Queen / PM).
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Aug 11, 2014 04:30am
@Ahmed USA
Perhaps you missed the news - IK's sons are scheduled to join the March.
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Aug 11, 2014 04:36am
Qadri-IK-Chadhry: an axis of evil in full gear to achieve their desires such as destruction of Sharifs, and geting closer to power fame and money. Bad luck for all of us.
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Aug 11, 2014 04:42am
The nation is at war and they want to revolt? what the heck is wrong with you ?
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Aug 11, 2014 05:03am
They are not after democracy actually people are not getting it there is no doubt at all that Qadri and Imran want to make Pakistan an other Iraq or Libya and destabilize it and divide it eventually. Let us see if they succeed or not.
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Aug 11, 2014 05:07am
Insha Allah by the grace of Allmighty Allah the PTI and PAT will not succeed in their evil embitions and Pakistan will be protected from them.
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Aug 11, 2014 06:14am
This is the beginning of the down fall of PTI.Note my words. IK has been exposed as to where he stands.
Now,This is the moment for the PM to address the nation and take them into confidence and expose PTI and PAT.
They want to derail the whole system. It amounts to mutiny.
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Aug 11, 2014 06:34am
Let the games begin because:
Humpty( Imran Khan)Dumpty( Tahir Qadri) sat on a wall,
Humpty and Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty or Dumpty together again
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Aug 11, 2014 07:03am
Imran should not allow PAT to be part of any Technical board or PTI think tanks for formatting the demands or perhaps making any PAT agenda speech from PTI platform. The conditions should be sorted before PAT joins in.
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Aug 11, 2014 07:05am
@True my friend the reason is good enough to ask the government to resign . FAKE MANDATE
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Aug 11, 2014 07:12am
@janan what the change is seen in KPK?????
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Aug 11, 2014 07:14am
Hallelujah---Amen! God speed, go together and grab the exploiters gangs & the thugs along with all their dons in the government. Grab them by their throats & squeeze their jugulars to their last gasp. The poverty stricken masses are grateful to all those who have finally seen the light and must support them help cleaning this dirt aka Nawaz&Shabaz&Hamzas and all their associates and supporters. Get them all.
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Aug 11, 2014 07:15am
@Hassan inshallah end of PTI soon. Imran khan should focus on welfare of KPK.
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Aug 11, 2014 07:17am
I am quiet pleased to hear that in all Pakistan there are only 10 suspected constituencies. It means the elections were quiet good.
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Aug 11, 2014 07:23am
@Mohsin meghani zardari is a real politician. He could have handled this better. Nawaz should consult him.
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Aug 11, 2014 07:24am
@NaMaloom Fard well portrayed.
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Aug 11, 2014 07:26am
@bilal PTI will also feel difference after you quit supporting them :)
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Aug 11, 2014 07:29am
This is most welcome step ,, but it should stay the course to get rid of multitrillionaire family dynasty sucking on Pakistan like insatiable lecher, while Awaam are drowned in 200%/300%/400% cost of living inflation since the departure of General Musharaf and life for Hand-to-mouth middle class and lower middle class and overwhelming poor population has become like a Baigar camp hostage. NAWAZ&SHAHBAZ are busy deluding this nation by Mega projects, which will never lift people out their inhuman poverty yet the much of huge money of these mega projects goes directly in their pockets, for example why nawaz sharif is bent upon producing extremely expensive electricity in order to favor his cronies and himself by trillions of rupees only a year, why dosent he goes for power generation across strip shores of pakistan which has been found feasible and very very cheap, or bring in DR abdulqadeer khan to generate electricity at cheaper rates . PML N PPP etc are biggest nemesis to the way of any new and fair socio-economic and socio-political contract between the state of pakistan and its poor people, they want to enslave people for as long as possible by different window-dressings and camouflages. Imran khan will not be finished if he join hands with qadri , he will be finished if he didn,t turn the tide by joining the sincere and honest forces of change and Nonn league and jamate Islami people around him want precisely this
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Aug 11, 2014 07:36am
Will PTI and PAT accept Hamza Sharif as Prime Minister if Nawaz resigns? A deal on that kind of give and take can still be struck even at this late stage.
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Aug 11, 2014 07:48am
@Ahmed USA . You brought up a good point. Qadri's sons and daughters are in Canada,living in anice cool weather, away from the heat/turmoil of Pakistan. IK kids are in England going to private schools. Street demonstrations and agitation in the country is not the solution for political issues.They want to turn the country like Libya, Somalia and Iraq where people are fighting among themselves and there is no law and order and no one is safe. They are telling lies to their illiterate supporters that power shortages/ high unemployment is the current government's fault. Pakistan has been facing these problems for decades and prior governments have been unable to resolve it because there is no quick fix. Pakistan economy was getting better, our exchange rate with US dollar has improved by more than 10%, exports were picking up and the government was building more power generating plants. Now everything is on hold,our exports have suffered due to this lawlessness and who we should blame. Mr Qadri is an outsider who had left the country 7 years ago and now all of a sudden he is concerned about the poor people of Pakistan while he himself travels in a first class cabin. If Qadri is sincere about the country, let us hear from him his plan to resolve the problem of unemployment/ power shortage. The truth is he has no plan and no experience to solve these issues.Talk is cheap and it does not cost anything to criticize.
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Aug 11, 2014 08:52am
@Ahmed USA I guess you don't mind Corrupt leaders and their parties stealing poor pakistani wealth for the last 30 years. Scary tactics like your corrupt mentality is what these corrupt leader use to move Pakistani money into their foreign accounts/ Poor Pakistani has nothing too loose now because your Master have taken away the basic needs from them, Either now or never,
Lets have PM spent 70 Karor Rs on Peoples not his bullet proof cars
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Aug 11, 2014 09:08am
Nawaz Sharif has lost the mandate. People of Pakistan demand fresh, free and fair elections. If Nawaz won the 2013 elections with clear majority then there should be no fear in recalling the elections. Recalling elections is a democratic process and if Nawaz Sharif wins then that would make both PTI and PAT to stay quiet and accept their defeat. However, at this point new elections should be help before the situation gets out of control.
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Aug 11, 2014 09:31am
@Tam Small changes in KPK, the switch in current Pakistan political situation is necessary otherwise we will lost another precious 5 years which could otherwise utilize in developing the country.
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Aug 11, 2014 09:45am
@saadi of course political parties fight for power. They have various ways of gaining that end. PML N chose a rigged election and today we see IK & TUQ march to let people know how their mandate was stolen.
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Aug 11, 2014 10:09am
Oil mixes with oil, so does the insanity.
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Aug 11, 2014 12:06pm
An opportunistic view - a shot in one's own foot - insanity of the highest order.
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Aug 12, 2014 08:21pm
Not a good idead -- Qadri the mud wrestler is going to pull the white-shirted Imran in the Canadian mud
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Aug 12, 2014 11:40pm
imran khan's azadi march is a cheap publicity stunt to make himself popular at the cost
of democratic stability nawaz sharif has unnecessirily over rated imran khan' popularity
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Aug 13, 2014 06:11am
@Lucky Star Who is Asghar Khan?
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Aug 13, 2014 10:24pm
I don't understand that why people are not standing up for the right principles. Imran Khan has been asking for more than one year to investigate the rigging in the polls but no body bothered about it. After all, the people in government have no mandate to rule, because people have not given them this mandate. They have done it by back hand. Saying a statement that all politicians are corrupt will not excuse you to stand and speak for the truth otherwise you will be like them.
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