Tahirul Qadri asks Army Chief to provide justice through military courts
Qadri asks for 'Kasaas' as he says they will have another sit-in after one week.
LAHORE (Dunya News) - Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Tahirul Qadri asked Army chief General Raheel Sharif to give justice to victims of The Model Town incident through military courts, reported Dunya News.
Qadri was addressing sit-in organized by PAT, whereas leaders of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Awami Muslim League (AML), Jamaat Islami (JI) were also in attendance. He said that family members of deceased people in Model Town tragedy were offered high-level jobs abroad and for 30 years he had taught his workers to live with valor and dignity.
Qadri also said that this government may not last until September as these rulers made Pakistan isolated in this world. He added that Pakistan cannot be ruled by corrupt and incapable kings as Pakistan’s law cannot catch the oppressors.
He accused Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Shehbaz Sharif and said that he had been acting as a workaholic and appeared to be working 14 to 15 hours per day but he was sleeping on June 17 when 14 people were shot down in Model Town by Punjab Police during constant firing for 12 hours.
The murderers were different police officers including DIG, DSPs, SHOs and other brutal police officers but masterminds of the whole plan were Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif and CM Punjab Shehbaz Sharif, he added.
Qadri also said that PM was not interested in security of the country and Pakistan’s law system could not provide justice to any helpless. Talking about the legal proceedings he said that 3 senior ministers were sent to meet session judge and despite orders by High Court the case could not proceed due government pressure.
He thanked print media and electronic media who broadcasted the happenings of vicious firing risking their lives.
He said that when he with PAT workers reached Islamabad, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif accepted to act as arbitral regarding the issue. In the history of Pakistan it had never happened that witnesses were blamed as suspects filing more than two cases on one person, PAT chief said.
PAT did not protest last year due to legal proceedings as it was too early to stage protests and in terms of seeking justice PAT had been standing at the same of the point where it was standing two years back, Qadri added.
He also raised question over an anti-terrorism court where the case could not proceed as the judge was supposed to retire in April 2015.
