Clerics

Published January 4, 2013

LAHORE, Jan 3: Around 150 clerics and caretakers of various shrines from across the country on Thursday announced their participation in Tehrik-i-Minhajul Quran march. In a gathering held under the aegis of the TMQ’s Ulema Wing, the participants, including Khwaja Ghulam Qutubuddin Fareedi of Astana Alia Garhi Sharif (RYK), Peer Sahibzada Nabi Ameen (Manki Sharif), Deewan Ahmad Madood Masood Chishti (Pakpattan Sharif), Peer Syed Nafeesul Hasan Bukhari (Uch Sharif), Moeenul Haq Gilani (Golra Sharif) and Sahibzada Dr Kashif Ali Sultan, expressed confidence over Qadri’s move to save the democratic system. — Staff Reporter

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