Failed london visit: Qadri refuses to meet PTI leaders

LONDON/LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Awami Tehreek Chief Tahirul Qadri has left London for Canada without meeting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders Jahangir Tareen and Chaudhry Sarwar and Awami Muslim League Chief Sheikh Rashid who are said to be visiting London these days to remove Qadri’s reservations and convince him to participate in the forthcoming Islamabad sit-in announced by the PTI. PAT sources said that Qadri met no one and only spoke to Sheikh Rashid on phone. They said that the party was not aware of any visits to London by PTI leaders. According to NNI, Qadri refused to meet PTI leaders. According to them, Sheikh Rashid could not succeed in addressing Qadri’s concerns. Tareen said the London visit did not have any specific agenda. Qadri will announce return from Canada on October 21. agencies.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 11^th, 2016.