Shujaat, Zardari contact Qadri, condemn police crackdown on PAT
Chaudhry Shujaat, Zardari and Altaf condemn the police crackdown on PAT activists.
LAHORE (DUNYA NEWS) – Pakistan Muslim League Q (PML-Q)’s head Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi called Tahir ul Qadri to condemn the police crackdown on Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) workers and leaders on Thursday morning, Dunya News reported. Former President Asif Ali Zardari also called Tahir ul Qadri to discuss the prevailing political situation. Altaf Hussain while condemning the police action of cordoning off Qadri’s residence said that it seems the government has not learnt any lessons from the Model Town tragedy.
During a telephone conversation with Tahir ul Qadri, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain expressed solidarity with PAT and said that the face of government’s fake democracy is being unveiled. The government is in a state of confusion and no matter what they do, Martyr’s Day and Long March is bound to happen, Shujaat remarked, adding that government steps will ultimately prove weak and it will soon collapse.
Former President and co-chairman of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Asif Ali Zardari also called Qadri twice with an interval of 15 minutes as they indulged in a detailed conversation.
Tahir ul Qadri explained the details of Martyr’s Day and the Inqilab March to Asif Ali Zardari. On this occasion, Zardari said that the true essence of democracy is upholding the values of freedom of expression while citing examples from the previous PPP regime where no political worker was ever arrested neither was any case registered against any political leader.
MQM chief Altaf Hussain expressed deep concern over Tahir ul Qadri’s residence being cordoned off by the police. The government has not learnt any lessons from the Model Town tragedy it seems, he added.
He said that once again the police force is being used to seal all roads leading to Qadri’s residence and the police action is highly condemnable.
Heavy contingents of police have cordoned off Minhajul Quran Secretariat (MQS) in Model Town on early Thursday morning.
Police have also put barriers on all roads leading to Tahirul Qadri s residence and sealed the entire area.
Minhajul Quran sources have claimed that thousands of Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) workers have been arrested ahead of Youm-e-Shuhada.
Talking to media soon after the police action, PAT chief Tahirul Qadri said that crackdown has started on homes of PAT workers in different parts of Punjab.
He further said that if such undemocratic tactics continued, Youm-e-Shuhada could turn into Revolution Day.
