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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan said on Wednesday that the targets of the sit-ins staged by his party and the Pakistan Awami Tehreek were different.
Congratulating the participants after completion of 70 days of the PTI sit-in, Mr Khan said that after the departure of Dr Tahirul Qadri from the Constitution Avenue the nation would be convinced that there was not any ‘London plan’ or a ‘third umpire’ behind the PTI-PAT sit-ins.
“Although I am upset because of the departure of the participants of the sit-in of PAT and its chief, I would like to thank Dr Qadri on behalf of my party for spending 70 days along with us at the sit-ins,” he said.
The PTI chief said the past 70 days were wonderful because the participants of both the sit-ins became friends and Dr Qadri succeeded in bringing awareness among the masses.
He said his party had decided about holding the sit-in about 14 months ago and the PAT leadership took the decision after the Model Town incident in which 14 people were killed.
He claimed that the Model Town incident was a conspiracy against democracy.
Mr Khan said he would not leave the sit-in without getting the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. “I have told the members of the PTI Central Working Committee that I will stay at the sit-in till my last breath. I will call off the sit-in if Nawaz Sharif declares his assets.”
He announced that the PTI would challenge in the Supreme Court the TV licence fee being charged by the government along with monthly electricity bills.
Meanwhile, some departing participants of the PAT sit-in shifted their tents to the PTI sit-in area on Wednesday.
Published in Dawn, October 23rd, 2014
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Oct 23, 2014 07:00am
All I know is that they both had one same target, which was 'go nawaz go'. Well, nawaz didn't go but qadri did. Seems that IK is also planning to go. In his speeches, he promised that he won't leave until nawaz resigns but now he says he'll call off the sit-in if nawaz declares his assets
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Oct 23, 2014 07:01am
The whole nation is with u IK. Go Nawaz Go.
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Oct 23, 2014 07:01am
The whole nation is with u IK.
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Oct 23, 2014 07:03am
IK we never doubt you for a minute. You are the only credible voice in this country.
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Oct 23, 2014 07:12am
"Mr Khan said that after the departure of Dr Tahirul Qadri from the Constitution Avenue the nation would be convinced that there was not any ‘London plan’ "
Or that the London plan flopped.
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Oct 23, 2014 07:27am
Geo imran khan. We are with you.
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Oct 23, 2014 07:29am
If Imran cannot manage a sit-in properly than how can he be trusted to run the government of our country...till now PTI and PAT have disastrously failed to develop a coherent strategy to achieve their objective...legacy of “dharna” that people would remember is mudslinging, name calling, slandering, dancing and point scoring on each other...more interestingly Khan and Qadri each still claim to have initiated “dharna” which is in itself a huge disaster...who would you believe... :)
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Oct 23, 2014 07:35am
So is funding these guys? IK needs to reveal sources of his funding.
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Oct 23, 2014 07:43am
Lol khan sahib your funny sometimes...Tahirul Qadri wanted to tear down the whole government system and replace it with his own version...Very disappointing from you...some people would even make an alliance with the devil to save themselves. shame on you and shows your mentality and how you ll achieve your goals...i wouldnt be surprised if you made an alliance with anti government militants against the government
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Oct 23, 2014 07:44am
IK, united opposition and NS govt. is to fly U high. Ye to chalti hai tujhay uncha urranay k lyiaa. Your demand is right GOD and people will help you. God bless U ans sit in people, Pl continue it . If you can turn your nights in to days in muharram.
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Oct 23, 2014 08:00am
A man of words. this is the basic quality of a leader..
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Oct 23, 2014 08:04am
I wish Imran khan best of luck and hope ECP and SC will play their role and bring justice. Form 14 yet not being published by ECP and a big question mark.
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Oct 23, 2014 08:05am
Unfortunately, Imran's stubborness means he won't get much from the dharna. One week in to the dharna he could have gotten electoral reforms but daily changes in objectives leading to Sharif's resignation has meant that like TUQ, Imran won't have much to show from his dharna either.
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Oct 23, 2014 08:10am
Mr. Imran Khan said: "the PTI would challenge in the Supreme Court the TV licence fee being charged by the government along with monthly electricity bills." My question: "Why did he not challenge the legitimacy of 2013 Election in the Supreme Court? Is it because he can not prove in the Supreme Court?" I guess he prefers to be a prosecutor and a judge in the streets and announce his verdict demanding resignation of Prime Minister. Ha Ha Ha.
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Oct 23, 2014 08:25am
We are wtih you IK!
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Oct 23, 2014 08:35am
Imran Khan is desperate to be the PM. Even if fresh elections were held and PTI loses, which it will, this man will come back and again demand fresh elections. He\ll keep doing it till he becomes the PM. IK this is not the way, why should people vote for you when your party has failed miserably in KPK. Shame Shame
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Oct 23, 2014 08:40am
Not much to say at the end of the day. It just did not work. The Ex Generals just miscalculated the situation and the London plan got kicked out. Qadri has all along little to loose as he could afford violent speeches in which he declared to brake the Parliament set it on fire and hang the parliamentarians. Eventually he is Canadian and can go back and still live a reasonable respected live. IK how ever is here to face the music and even if he drags the demonstrators from allover the country to come here and sit in, the question remains for how long. More over how long the hidden forces will go on protecting him and how far is he willing to go in destabilizing the country? Or will he push it to the extent that the Army will have no choice but to take over after all. Only time will tell.
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Oct 23, 2014 08:41am
He does not stay at dharna site anyway so whats the big deal
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Oct 23, 2014 09:20am
The article states: "He claimed the model town incident was a conspiracy against democracy". So the "London Plan" and "Third Umpire finger raising " were not part of a conspiracy against democracy? Attacks on Parliament, extra judicial steps to force resignation of elected PM, discouraging investment, Not paying your utility bills and taxes and jail breaks for his arrested workers were also not weakening the democratic system? Wah Imran wah. You are right and the whole world is wrong
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Oct 23, 2014 09:26am
@Ayaz we should rather be asking NS and AZ how they accumulated the wealth ?
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Oct 23, 2014 09:30am
Further lies from desperate person. World knows there was London plan and joint strategy which has failed due to non interference of army and credit goes to Hashmi to expose it. Do some constructive work for IDPs, flood effected people and legislation to improve system and bring change in KPK. There will be no resignation everyone knows it. You are already senior citizen ( 62 yr) show maturity and pack up from D Chowk in best interest of country .
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Oct 23, 2014 09:31am
@Khan - Bro - the present rulers and their alliance are no less than militants! They are sucking our blood out too!
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Oct 23, 2014 09:35am
Nation will remember Imrans Sacrifices Insha-Allah
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Oct 23, 2014 09:57am
Congratulation to PAT, their leader has become a politician in its real terms. Dr. Qadri has some vision and agenda for the nation. And he has learned how to move with the passage of time. It is hoped Imran will also learn something from this Dharna experience because nation has learned a lot from it. And it is also hoped Imran will try to become a politician as well and will learn some thing from Dr. Qadri. Now people want to see stability in the county and the ruling party's performance in the days to come and it is hoped Imran will not give them any excuse for their poor performance.
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Oct 23, 2014 09:59am
IK we are with you.
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Oct 23, 2014 10:19am
Qadri is and always was ComeMoneyCome he took his money and now satisfied for few months. While Imran is again ditched by another politicians. Imran Khan must understand these old politicians are not honest for our nation and thus not good friends he needs to stand alone as our nation is with him. GoNawazGo and GoZardariGo there is no place they have in Pakistan.
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Oct 23, 2014 10:24am
The real reason that he can not step down that container is that he will have to answer all his accusations and provide proof. That is the next challenge for him. A situation that he has created for himself and his party.
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Oct 23, 2014 10:50am
IK had never been dependent on TUQ. You are the man of "Saladin" courage. People want to see you next PM.
TUQ will meet the same fate as Javed Hashmi did.
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Oct 23, 2014 10:56am
@Farhan: Forget about IK & Qadri plans. why Nawaz is not showing his assets or election rigging to close issue and nation can admit? He is leading or misleading one nation including us. If he is a true prime minister / leader then what is the shame to show his assets or proving him self not done rigging in election.
If our prime minister can not prove him self as a leader then think what will be our position in front of other nations/world. Thanks.
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Oct 23, 2014 11:07am
PM can be disqualified. Simply present solid proof in Supreme Court if you have any and stop wasting people's time.
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Oct 23, 2014 11:09am
IK we are with you. Wonder there are people who still support the corrupt system. May be they are also getting their part someway from current corrupt setup otherwise there are so many proofs of corruption of status Quo.
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Oct 23, 2014 11:50am
Thank God that at least one thing what IK said is based on a reality and logical. He said he will continue sit-in till his last breath. Like his other illogical statements i thought he would say i will continue sit-in even after my last breadth lying in container. I would also like to make correction for his followers. Don't call him a leader. He is not a leader. he is a politician like other politicians . because all he is doing since the start of his sit-in is politics. He started his sit-in with false election issue and very next day he said in his khatab" IMRAN APP KA WAZIRA-E-AZAM APP SAY KABHI JHOT NAHEEN BOLAY GAA". That was the day i stopped following him because he wants to be PM thats all. So like everyone else he is a POLITICIAN who is playing politics to achieve his targets. He is not a leader.
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Oct 23, 2014 01:01pm
Media has been criticizing TUQ upon compelling of their followers for long time sit-in and say they want to go home. Now they are saying TUQ allowed them to go, isn't height of hypocrisy of media people. I think TUQ strategy is good that he wants to spread to every city, who are even deprived to know who is right and wrong. Also winter is coming, this is good decision of him. I'm not big supporter of him, all I want to get riddance from Satus Quo.
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Oct 23, 2014 01:40pm
I did not hear the diferent targets it sounded all the same to me.
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Oct 23, 2014 02:28pm
IK , V hope yu are not Guftar ka GHAzi .. ! Yu won't retreat to utmost disappointment of yor followers .. ! Qadri was already expected to do it .. ! Where IK hadn't much expectations from him after wen he asked him to be there till resignation of Gullu-bros but Qadri Willy nilly dint give his consent .. !
To comment Sitting in the rooms is easy but ask those who are desperately looking for a Messiah .. ! Yu can assume plans and funds and all that stuff .. if it were plan , I must say such plans shud be made every week .. ! At least better than MISAAQ E JAMHORIYAT .. ! and wat to fear about Dictatorship , where I've witnessed such a hideous Monarchist So called elected govt. And a comparatively Democratic dictator .. ??
If Democracy , then a real democracy , not a feigned democracy 'protected' by MPhils in Democracy , parties like PML(N), PPP, JUI , PML(S), PML(Z) , BNP .. ? RIP Democracy then , the mutilated ded body of such democracy wud soon vanish if the course goes thus and for good .. !
IK is fighting for democracy with real face .. not a mask wich the dictators like NS And AZ wear upon their faces .. !
And yu all go and ask the people on roads .. ! Is any of them prosperous .. ? Ask and know the gruesome , pitiful lives they spend .. ! This is democracy yu all cri8 hue and cry for .. ?
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Oct 23, 2014 02:32pm
@Shahid We don't want your dictation .. ! Don't trya impose yor views upon others .. ! He has epitomized a combination of leadership and politics .. not a hypocrite like others at least .. !
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Oct 23, 2014 03:12pm
@Rajab Ali still living in fools paradies.
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Oct 23, 2014 06:14pm
well one thing for sure... the entire political brother hood got jolted.. folks....A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.
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Oct 24, 2014 02:09am
@Ahmed USA You only have criticism about IK, we do not have any other alternative in the country.
You imply that we should leave NS and PPP to take turn and loot pakistan and let them suck the very last drop of poor people of pakistan??
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Oct 24, 2014 06:34am
Pakistani people are not dumb; your London plan flopped before take off.
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Oct 24, 2014 06:44am
@TruePakistan
More than 67 days passed, NS is still standing tall.
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