PTI, Qadri long march: Situation getting dangerous, says PPP leader

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ISLAMABAD: Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah has expressed serious concern over the political situation in the country after the announcement of Dr Tahirul Qadri to join PTI’s Azadi March.

In a statement on Sunday, the PPP leader said the situation was getting “dangerous” and fears were emerging that the democratic set-up could be wrapped up.

The PPP leader said that Dr Qadri had made “very dangerous announcements”. “Who will be responsible if the country witnesses bloodbath after the announcement of Dr Qadri?” he asked.

Mr Shah said the country was heading towards confrontation.

He said the situation required that the security forces should be on high alert in the coming days.

Published in Dawn, August 11th, 2014

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aziz ahmed nawaz

Aug 11, 2014 08:26am

Shah sahib yes the situation is now dangerous for all corrupt people in Pakistan like most of your party and friends. All of your dishonest earned wealth is in danger of being taken away by the woken up people of Pakistan. Those people have been beat with sticks, shot, tear gased and arrested for trying to have peaceful protests. However, now that your seats are about to be uprooted you say things have become dangerous. What about all those poor Pakistanis trying to exercise their democratic rights of protests?

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I. Ahmed

Aug 11, 2014 09:01am

Not only democratic system, but most of your party members should also be wrapped and placed behind bars!

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Asif Malik

Aug 11, 2014 09:09am

Every time someone criticised PPP they said establishment wanted to topple a democratic government but that imaginary enemy never surfaced and it won't surface but it might discredit non-PPP opposition parties (PPP and PML-N motive achieved).

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Humdard

Aug 11, 2014 09:16am

indeed it is dangerous for you, because now you will loose those seats also which you had won in last election

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Kazmis

Aug 11, 2014 09:37am

By insight few hundred followers, Dr Qadri wants to gain something by looting, chaos and destruction, which he is calling revolution. By all this what he will gain?It is the curse of the time that this country produce such persons, who are offering their fellow citizen destruction and killing...

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Pakistani

Aug 11, 2014 10:09am

It is very dangerous for all those, who have hijacked this country for the last sixty years. It is high time that you start preparing for your exit

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khu

Aug 11, 2014 10:32am

Time is up, worry for all corrupt politicians

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AK MAN

Aug 11, 2014 10:54am

All the hard work, patience and maturity shown by PPP during their tenure to bring the institutions together is going to waste. If it was on PPP they could have created several such deadlocks like when their elected prime minister was sent home or when they were being harassed by a very biased Chief Justice. They did no such thing. This government is a MONARCHY. Feeling bad for PPP and other true democratic parties PKMAP Baluchistan etc.

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Syed Imtiaz Abbas Hussain

Aug 11, 2014 11:07am

Yes Mr. Khursheed ! you are right and correctly analyses PAT and PTI move that "the situation was getting

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Farid

Aug 11, 2014 11:52am

Long live ik

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Observer

Aug 11, 2014 12:44pm

Imran and Qadri would settle down like foam if they receive a call from the right quarters. If the call comes, it would switch off the two robots; if it doesn't, present government might be in trouble. Corruption or no corruption. Similarly, good governance or bad governance is immaterial.

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gerry d'cunha

Aug 11, 2014 02:32pm

@Humdard your comment is 100% correct - both parties had made a secret deal to rule the country for 5 years in turn and be friendly opposition

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Muhammed Ali

Aug 11, 2014 02:37pm

@Observer The right call?? Well that has been coming every few years and look where it has got us.We should be masters of our own destiny not of a phone call, i hope when that phone call comes they find that we haveall gone out..

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Karachi Wally

Aug 11, 2014 04:48pm

Sorry to say but nothing good is expected from anything in Pakistan. March is successful or not, the result is we are all going to be even more pathetic and vulnerable state. For common man Pakistan is getting worst everyday.

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Aug 11, 2014 07:17pm

Situation looks excellent if you're a general.

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Buzz

Aug 12, 2014 01:58am

Situation is getting dangerous for the status quo.

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Jawad

Aug 12, 2014 05:39am

@GA Ha Especially an ambitious one

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