Dirty politics: Qadri demands extreme punishment for Sharifs

E-Paper | July 27, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri on Tuesday said the current situation will not be simply resolved with the resignations of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, but only with their hangings.

“Now the matter will not be resolved with the government’s resignation but with the Sharifs being hanged,” said the PAT chief.

Speaking to his supporters in a inflammatory speech, Qadri said that the prime minister and Punjab CM were both responsible for the Model Town incident and have to be punished for it.

“Nawaz Sharif you are not safe any longer,” said the PAT leader.

“Such a big incident could not have taken place without the consent of both the Sharif brothers,” said Qadri

He said that both Nawaz and Shahbaz must resign and hold themselves accountable before the law.

“Is there anyone who will listen to the orphans of the Model Town martyrs…I have always said that the martyrs have won, while the murderers have lost,” Qadri said.

Tahirul Qadri also said that it was better to die from bullets by the ruling class rather than by hunger.

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Billo

Aug 26, 2014 07:11pm

Qadri sahab, its easy to talk tough when you can return to Canada or crawl into your airconditioned bullet proof container. You are exploiting your supporters as much as any other member of the Pakistani ruling class does. Shame on you.

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Harmony

Aug 26, 2014 07:13pm

Qadri is right on this point...no one is above the law. The rulers think they are Pharaohs.

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Jamal

Aug 26, 2014 07:13pm

Both Qadri and Imran are getting desperate by day and it shows in their statements. Time is up for both of them

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Ahmer

Aug 26, 2014 07:20pm

Justice must prevail but it is naive to expect it from the current judiciary.

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Ahmed

Aug 26, 2014 07:22pm

Although I am stricktly against the politics of Qadri and currently the PTI's tamasha, but whoever gave the orders to fire at innocent and unarmed civilians should be charged and punished with what they deserve. Even FIR has not been launched after 14 people were killed and around 80 sprayed with bullets without any apparent reason. This is something that will doom the shareef brothers' government,not the sit-in in Islamabad.

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NadeemKhan

Aug 26, 2014 07:34pm

The incident should be invstigated and responsible must be punished - TUQ is not a judicial authority.

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Ahmer

Aug 26, 2014 07:36pm

I support the statement of Dr Qadri. Sharif princes do not care for Pakistan and will not resign till they are threatened with Adiala.

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Mangal

Aug 26, 2014 07:40pm

@Billo There's no bigger critic of Mr. Qadri's politics than myself but what you are saying is simply despicable. How could someone be so cold blooded to ignore the loss of so many innocent civilians?

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Gaurav Arya

Aug 26, 2014 07:46pm

Qadri is behaving like the judge, jury and executioner. He has already found the Sharif brothers guilty without trail and pronounced the death penalty on them. Such type of leaders are there in India also. They sit in comfort and get their supporters killed for political gain.

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tariq

Aug 26, 2014 07:51pm

Qardi has nothing to say except deadlines and will finally return as last time.lol

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Aftab Alam Khan

Aug 26, 2014 07:51pm

They were demanding capital punishment for Mr Musharraf, now Mr Qadri is demanding the same for them, what an irony of fate.

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Aug 26, 2014 07:53pm

Judicial commission was formed by SS and it has given its unbiased verdict against his govt. This goes to show that the system still works. However, Federal has not been mentioned in the Judicial Commissions report and will probably be removed later on in the case.

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somro

Aug 26, 2014 08:13pm

@Jamal Time is also up for corrupt politicians , judiciary and corruption supporting people.

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ishtiaq nasim

Aug 26, 2014 08:51pm

Isn't there a law in Pakistan that prohibits Foreign nationals and residence from engaging and exploiting locals?

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Bibi

Aug 26, 2014 08:54pm

The man can't control his theatrics and dark side. He is demanding death sentence for the brothers when the case has not even gone for trial.

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Ali Syed

Aug 26, 2014 08:56pm

If your followers had attacked police in Canada with sticks the situation would not have been different

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Syed

Aug 26, 2014 08:58pm

Any sensible person would agree with what he is saying.

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arshad

Aug 26, 2014 09:10pm

rule of law must prevail

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Nasir

Aug 26, 2014 09:15pm

Another expression of desperation... Qadri can't assume the role of Court of Law.... let the law takes it course. This is just another show of dirt politics supported by foreign agenda to bring in the chaos in Pakistan.

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Peter

Aug 26, 2014 09:31pm

Very true

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khan

Aug 26, 2014 09:38pm

Qadri's demands are valid. And he is fighting for their rights. I hope the grieved families get full justice and example is set by the law who were involved in planning and carrying out this massacre... politics aside, laws of the country are for rich not for ordinary citizens.

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M J Syed

Aug 26, 2014 11:03pm

Isn't it obvious, this man is after some personal vendetta against Sharifs. It appears that the Inqlab is just coincidental. Does he have some historical link with Sharifs? If so then that should come to the knowledge of people suffering in the street while he relaxes in the comfort.

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Courage

Aug 26, 2014 11:20pm

Law must take its course, should be sentenced for many years behind the bars, but no capital punishment.

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Napier Mole

Aug 26, 2014 11:27pm

Desperate demagogues are the deadliest of the species. On a mocking note, he sits in a bullet proof container and talks about shrouds.

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FMAC

Aug 26, 2014 11:46pm

You gotta remember, oversea Pakistani help Pakistan with big contribution....so if they are foreign national now then they shouldn't even help...think before saying anything.

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Lucky Star

Aug 26, 2014 11:49pm

What happened to Kasass in Islam? Is this Mullah preaching against Quran and hadith?

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Lucky Star

Aug 26, 2014 11:51pm

@Ahmer Disagree with you. Qadri is wrong and in his hate, Qadri is forgetting crime and punishment in Islam.

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Lucky Star

Aug 26, 2014 11:51pm

Qadri fear God when you open your mouth.

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Lucky Star

Aug 27, 2014 12:00am

@Courage What happened to Kasaas in Islam. Your hate should not changes basic Islamic principles in Islam. What happened to forgiveness? People with grudges will not enter paradise. your decision.

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Lucky Star

Aug 27, 2014 12:01am

Qadri, people with grudges will not have place in paradise. Your call, this life or next life.

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Sheroz

Aug 27, 2014 12:08am

Eye for eye, quran/shariah says, unless forgiven by victims family

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ivehadit

Aug 27, 2014 12:12am

He is certainly escalating. What happens tomorrow when his deadline expires. Does he have an ace up his sleeve? the rhetoric is remarkable for its hatefulness.

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Seedoo

Aug 27, 2014 12:12am

Oh, so now Mr Qadri has moved away from his demand for resignation and is now demanding hanging of these brothers. How desperate can you be to utter such non sense like this? And he and IK are supposed to lead Pakistan to this new era? Looks like these two clowns keep digging a hole for themselves and this hold keeps getting deeper by the day. It is not a matter of IF but WHEN these two clown fall into this giant political sink hole which they have dug for themselves.

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Kaspar

Aug 27, 2014 12:16am

@Napier Mole How naive of you to say that. Think before you comment.

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M J Syed

Aug 27, 2014 12:54am

"It was better to die from bullets by the ruling class rather than by hunger". If these are his words, then it is clear incitement for violence. He should be tried for this.

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Nessar

Aug 27, 2014 12:55am

I am amazed at the comments made against Dr Qadri. He may have faults but at least he is not a murderer. Some 14 innocent people including two women one of whom was pregnant have been killed. A further 80 have been injured by gunshot. This is outrageous and indeed two court's in Pakistan have said that FIR's should be filed against those responsible. The CM has to go whether he knew or not as should the chain of command responsible for this incident. It's amazing that the Pakistani public cannot see this. How would you feel if one of those killed was your mother, father, son, daughter etc?

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yasir

Aug 27, 2014 12:55am

Qadri has shown courage which is a very rare quality now in Pakistan so credit must given where it's due and he has stood up for basic human rights against the mafia gangs and impossible odds. Mr Qadri, you are my hero and all those people protesting with you. God bless you all and Pakistan Zindabaad.

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Amin

Aug 27, 2014 01:43am

I personally think that it would be much more beneficial for the country if the Sharif brothers, assuming they are found guilty of having a hand in the Model Town killings, have their properties/monies confiscated (that, apparently, would be worth billions of dollars) and that money should be used to improve the economy and so on. However, once a criminal has been punished, he should not be discriminated against and as such, the Sharifs and their families should then be given a small house and the same rights as every other citizen (and denying them this would be hypocritical and un-Islamic). I pray that those who are sincere about bringing improvement to Pakistan and all (including the poor and the non-Muslims) its people are successful, Ameen.

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judge12

Aug 27, 2014 02:21am

@Lucky Star The people who killed 14 innocent protesters won't go to paradise for sure... Qadri is not holding a grudge but demanding justice. Tell me..if not death..what should the punished for killing 14 people be?

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Liaquat

Aug 27, 2014 02:34am

@Harmony how about qadri speach to kill those who leave his protest is this allowed in any of law book Even hang sharif is not law. You can ask 4 justice but you can not dictate punishment only court can do it.

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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad

Aug 27, 2014 02:37am

What else can he say?

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Liaquat

Aug 27, 2014 02:39am

@Mangal how about cold blooded murder of 300 female students of Lal Masjid by govt of shiakh rasid and chaudhri shujahat who are now right and left hand of qadri. Will qadri ask 4 their punishment.

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Sam

Aug 27, 2014 03:05am

Mr Qadri should have fought for equality and secularism in Pakistan which he should have learnt in Canada. Then Pakistan will see a new dawn of real democracy secularism and he would tried to change the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Republic of Pakistan where a Ahmedian or Hindu can become a President or Prime Minister of Pakistan and there will no killings of minority and no more terror. I suppose he did not learn enough whilst in Canada.

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ben amin

Aug 27, 2014 04:02am

He's talking sense...

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somro

Aug 27, 2014 04:23am

DIRTY POLITICS...... Who is doing dirty politics??? Questionable heading???

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Ahmer

Aug 27, 2014 04:52am

Same AC suite in Adiala jail that they once occupied, is the only suitable abode for the two brothers.

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Pakistani

Aug 27, 2014 04:53am

Sounds like a fair ask.

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Pakistani

Aug 27, 2014 04:54am

By the way, what is the hold up in the FIR?

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Merchant

Aug 27, 2014 06:05am

Eye for eye, life for life, it is as simple as that. Any sane Pakistani adult commiting crime should be punished according to the law. Sharifs, Zardaris, Ranas, Choudhrys, Waderas are no exceptions.

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M. Saeed Awan

Aug 27, 2014 06:24am

And the nation wants to see you to be hanged as you exploited your followers on religious grounds. In other words they are being mentally abducted by you Mr. Qadri. You deserve severe punishment.

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Harmony

Aug 27, 2014 02:24pm

@Liaquat - "qadri speach to kill those who leave his protest"??? Has someone given you a task to spread false rumours like these?

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