Tahirul Qadri joins PTI's Sept 3 anti-corruption campaign

Last week, Imran Khan had announced to march towards Lahore for boosting the PTI’s nation-wide drive


News Desk August 31, 2016
PAT leader Tahir-ul-Qadri talking to the media on August 31, 2016. EXPRESS NEWS SCREEN GRAB

Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) leader Tahirul Qadri has announced that his party will support for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) September 3 protest against corruption.

“PAT will completely support PTI’s Pakistan March and we announce our participation in it,” Qadri told a press conference on Wednesday. He was flanked by PTI leader Jahangir Tareen and Sheikh Rasheed.

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“We will be approaching Lahore on September 3 and the Supreme Court next week to make Nawaz Sharif answerable for the wealth exposed by Panama Papers,” Imran Khan announced in Chakdara, Swat.

The PAT chief said PTI will also join his party's Salmiyat-e-Pakistan March in Rawalpindi.

“We are protesting to demand justice for the Model Town massacre, to expose the corrupt faces revealed in Panama Papers leaks and to extricate Pakistan of corruption,” Qadri said.

PTI to launch protest march on Sept 3

He said enemies were attacking Pakistan’s national security but Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif remained quite.

“India’s Modi said the people of Balochistan people thanked him but our PM did not issue any statement against him," said Qadri. "The people have united, come together and will protest against Nawaz government on September 3."

COMMENTS (5)

Ashfaq11 | 8 years ago | Reply While I appreciate the need to fight corruption I am loath to this unproductive agitation that may weaken democracy. Unfortunately the efforts need to be focused on institutions so that everything that's broken can be fixed. If not then how would you prosecute offenders and under what forum and under what mandate. These protests are actually design to weaken and oust NS more than fix corruption in this country. I hope people realise and see through the intent.
Humza | 8 years ago | Reply @cuban: I think sitting in Canada without a job and taking other peoples money is the bigger corruption. Tahirul Qadri needs to take a protest against himself !
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