Punjab govt announces not to arrest Tahirul Qadri on his return to Pakistan
A local court in Islamabad had issued arrest warrant against Qadri for attacking PTV building.
LAHORE (Web Desk) – Punjab Government has announced today (Wednesday) that Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri will not be arrested on his return to Pakistan, Dunya News reported.
Addressing a press conference at the CM House, Home Minister Shuja Khanzada stated that arrest warrant against Tahirul Qadri has been issued and he has been declared ‘absconder’ as well. It is now responsibility of Islamabad administration to take action.
Punjab government will give ‘free hand’ to Dr Tahirul Qadri when he returns to Pakistan on November 20, he added.
The Home Minister stated that no one will be barred from visiting Islamabad on November 30.
Canada-based cleric Dr Tahirul Qadri, opposition politician Imran Khan and several leaders face arrest over the September 1 attack on state-run Pakistan Television (PTV) building in Islamabad that briefly forced the broadcaster off the air.
Qadri and Khan s parties have been waging months of protests calling for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to step down over allegedly rigging the 2013 elections that brought him to power. Sharif has refused to step down and protesters have been camped out around the country s parliament for weeks.
Tahirul Qadri has left the country, though Khan, a famous former cricket player, is still in Pakistan and addressing his supporters.
