File photo of leader of Minhaj-ul-Quran International Tahirul Qadri addressing his supporters from behind the window of an armoured vehicle on the second day of protests in Islamabad January 15, 2013. PHOTO: REUTERS
Qadri was speaking to media in Lahore.
Explaining that his family members are legally qualified to take part in the elections, Qadri said this is a symbolic decision taken to "promote democracy" within the party.
The MQI chief recently reached a deal with the ruling coalition which will give his party some say over the formation of a caretaker government ahead of elections this spring.
As a part of the deal, the firebrand cleric will also host a meeting between constitutional experts and political parties’ leaders to find a way to reform the Election Commission of Pakistan.
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Even if he surrenders his Canadian Nationality, which he will never do, he still has no chance of being eligible under article-63 as he has been declared IMPOSTER & FAKE by the Al Azhar Islamic Studies Scholars. He is simply a show spoiler planted by Mr Zaradri to delay the upcoming elections!
09 February 2013
Tahir ul Qadri and Veena Malik are exactly same, when they defend their recorded video lies.
Hope some of those people may come up to confirm his dreams, Those who were present when he was talking about his dreams. His employees and their relatives should not blindly support him just because he ( Qadri ) is directly and or indirectly a source of their income but they must think above personal life.
Khan
who he is saying that he will not contest election. he is just a rented puppet nothing more. where from he will get votes?
Tahir-ul-Qadri must has to participate in the next 2013's general elections so that he could know it that how much he is popular in Pakistan in the other Pakistani nation because in the long march majority of the participants were his schools',colleges' and madarsas' students and teachers and by participating in the elections he shall know that how many other Pakistani people like and vote him and his party Pakistan Awami Tehreek because during the long march he fooled and deceived the nation very masterly and easily by his students and teachers and Pakistan faced 30 billion Rupees economic loss in 5 days and the next general elections shall be the real test and exam of his and his party's popularity and success' ratio....
@Rehan: Correct your information sir. Agreed that his sons are not Canadian, but they are British Passport holders. You may confirm from any of your sources.
Good move. TUQ has a right to participate in democratic process as well. If people like him; they will vote for his party. I appreciate his decision for not taking part in elections himself. It's nice to see someone actually doing something to promote democratic values in our country.
I can surely say: people who say that " tahir ul qadri " has only support because of religion sect. I say to them " Actually they hate them bcoz of religion sect and so they beleive everyone who is with him is bcoz of religious association " But after this interview i could see Qadri sahib is not less intellegent and visionary than IK. Though the IK party is much more stable for elections ... but Qadri sahib party is not ready yet for elections .... and hv poor media person management !! I hope that they would focus on there agenda more ... "" for electoral reforms"" where we hv democracy which is for the people , by the people !!
i think TUQ has got some gutss ... and has shaken all the status quo .... well done qadri sahib.
@Sara Khan: and you are jealous..!!!!!!!1
@M.Arshad Khan: ....haha...can't decide if you are afraid to accept the truth....or have some hidden motive....or just plain stupid.
"The MQI chief recently reached a deal with the ruling coalition which will give his party some say over the formation of a caretaker government ahead of elections this spring."
is that the only thing the deal had :( .. poor reporting.
Good riddance. People, please lets come to our senses and not support these foriegn living and thinking so called politicians.
Mark my words if the Canadian government took his nationality away he will change his mind and stand for election.
@Qasim: If we follow what u r saying Obama must have billions of followers as they watched the inaguration yesterday. Lol
I think rather than criticising we should appreciate positive actions. I have more respect for Dr Qadri after this decision, his children live in Pakistan and can contest elections however he himself and all his family have decided not to contest elections. He has achieved what no other politician has achieved an awareness of the constitution in the masses, positive peaceful image of Pakistan in the world and from the agreement if just article 62 and 63 are implemented and there is scrutiny of 30 days and canditates have to get pre clearance this will itself be the start of revolutionising Pakistani politics. Can somebody also answer the following q's - All the people who were saying he is here to derail democracy, proven wrong - Where are the foreign forces (USA, UK etc) who were backing him, did not exist - The establishment is behind him, proved wrong - Want to become caretaker Prime Minister, proved wrong - Canada have asked him to answer them regarding acting against the oath, proved t be lies. - He claimed asylum due fear of TTP and SSP, proved wrong with documents - He is claiming social from Canada, proved wrong.
Nearly everything is lies how can we tell so many lies about one person and this does not seem to be stopping. I think this attitude is shameful and the people doing this should stop. I fear if the kind of people doing this are our leaders (govt or opposition) then it is clear they are not doing anything to sort the problems of common people instead they are character asassinating an individual that has stood up to cleanse the system.
I request all true pakistanis whethar you agree or disagree with Dr Qadri please argue on merit and STOP these Lies is this the character of a muslim that most of us claim to be,
@Rehan..Get a life..
I really salute Dr.Tahir ul Qadri who did a tremendous job for whole people of the country because no one of the so called leader among the whole crowd of Pakistan did this but every one i.e. TV anchors and leaders were scuffling their responsibility to the other, however, accepting his demands are correct but blaming him on one pretext or other. If his agreement come into force, I hope that eighty percent of present parliamentarians will be out from scene including, JAGIRDARS, VADERAS as well as other corrupt elements, therefore I keenly pray from Almighty ALLAH to success Dr.Qadri in his sincere efforts Ameen!
@ishtiaq:
He is receiving wazeefa from Canadian government for claiming to be poor.
Does any of the so called main stream party leaders have courage to do so? No, becuase they consider politics as the most profitable business for them and their families. Unfortunately our nation looks happy to remain slave of them.
Idiot
Who can give up the Canadian citizenship and its juicy welfare benefits?
@Mohammad Ali Siddiqui: Are you living in a cuckoo land?? Where were the millions?
Actually TUQ cannot participate in elections due to his dual nationality. It’s not a matter of choice for him. It’s a binding on him by the law/ constitution of Pakistan. However he has got his share of fools like others in the political arena in this God forsaken Country.
@Waseem:
If you account for ,along with those people who sat on the roads of Isbd Blue Area, those people who watched the event on their televisions,followed it on internet,FB,Twitter etc. and those overseas Pakistanis who all want a positive Democratic change in Pakistan and hence love Dr. Tahir ul Qadri then it reaches Really Millions of people as Siddiqui said earlier!!!
@Beatle: There are plenty (Who he thinks is he trying to make fool of ???) if you go through the comments sections. HaHaHa
@Waseem:
If you account for those people who were watching it on their televisions,following the event on internet,FB,Twitter etc. and overseas Pakistanis who want a positive democratic change in Pakistan and who ,thats why ,love Dr. Tahir ul qadri then it Really reaches Millions of people.
Yes we and all media stations seen million march .. :P
Qadri fools people
What a joker. RM should send him a bill for policing & protection provided. CDA should bill him for cleaning up the 100 tons of mess he left behind. FIA should level charges against him for disturbing the peace. Islamabad traders should sue him for lost business/income. And so on .....
For contesting election he will have to let go his Canadian citizenship, which also means he will have to let go welfare fund he is getting from Canadian Gov... this guys is a total waste.. fee sorry for the people who followed him to Islamabad..
@Mohammad Ali Siddiqui: millions? what a joke.
King makers are more powerful and less liable then the king !!
This should make the confusion clear once for all.
if its not a big thing then why not the sharif brothers and zardari announce the same and promote democracy within their parties???
Its funny how people attempt to criticise him without reason or justification. His children, ie Hassan and Hussain are not Canadian Nationals and do not hold any other dual nationality. As far as what he achieved is concerned, well those who are knowledgable would know that he's achieved a lot. 30 days pre-clearance, implementation of 62,63 and 218. Moreover, now a he has a say in the caretaker setup and the words bind PPP to nominate someone impartial and honest. Ive personally read through the June 2012 Supreme court judgement which states a lot of election rules thhay must be implemented according to the Islamabad Declaration. When all that is implemented you will dee clean, honest people come through the elections and thus corrupt people will not be able to sit in the parliament like they do now! Please do somw reading before criticising Dr. Tahir ul Qadri. Its very easy to criticise a person, a lot harder to admit his achievements.
hahhahahahaha
Because if he wants to contents the elections, he will have to let go of his canadian nationality.. wink wink!!!!
he cann't even contest election even if he wants to. he is a dual national and as per constitution he is not allowed to contest election. so why he created all this drama?
So why did he create such a ruckus ?Whats was the big idea ? Just attention grabbing eh?
Despite the fact that Tahir-ul-Qadri has announced that he is not contesting the elections, he will remain leader of millions of people in Pakistan.
TUQ during his protest in Islamabad has left an impression that he has the guts to lead the country in a real manner.
This guys a waste of time....seriously!
Long live Qadri...!
Who he thinks is he trying to make fool of ??? Being a foreign national, he and all of his sublings are prohibited to contest elections in Pakistan. He better worry about the notices issued by his adopted home, Canada for violating his oath of Canadian citizenship.