Sunday, 24 May 2015 Clean chit to Shahbaz, Rana 'height of injustice': Imran KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan strongly criticised the decision of a joint investigation team (JIT) — constituted to investigate last year's Model Town tragedy — to give clean chits to Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and former provincial law minister Rana Sanaullah from charges of ordering or abetting police action against the supporters of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Chief Tahirul Qadri.... Read more
Saturday, 23 May 2015 Imran Khan terms JIT report on Model Town vandalism 'height of injustice' Chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on Saturday has termed the final report of Joint Investigation Team (JIT) on Model Town vandalism as height of injustice, Dunya News reported. In a statement on social networking website, Khan said that declaring Chief Minister of Punjab (CM) Shahbaz Sharif and leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Rana Sanaullah innocent in Model Town tragedy is absolutely a violation of law. He stated that the team has shown biasness in probing the incident.... Read more
Sunday, 24 May 2015 Imran Khan expresses ‘shock’ over Model Town JIT report In a strongly-worded criticism to the findings of the Model Town joint investigative team’s (JIT) report, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan said the JIT has given a clean chit to Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and former provincial law minister Rana Sanaullah.... Read more
Friday, 22 May 2015 PAT holds protest against JIT report in front of Punjab Assembly The hundreds of PAT workers gathered in front of the Punjab Assembly today and lodged a strong protest over the fake JIT report on the Model Town killings. The demonstration was led by PAT Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur. The workers chanted slogans decrying JIT for producing a fake and highly questionable report.... Read more
Thursday, 21 May 2015 PAT decides to hold countrywide demonstrations to protest fake JIT report Announcing the countrywide protests against the report of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) established by the government, PAT President Dr Raheeq Abbasi has said that our apprehensions and fears have turned out to be correct that justice will not be delivered as long as the present rulers are in power. He said that the JIT gave a safe passage to the killers instead of helping the cause of justice for the oppressed. He said that we would contact and present our case before every forum of justice including diplomats, international human rights organizations, and the European Union.... Read more
Wednesday, 20 May 2015 PAT rejects alleged report of JIT, terms it pack of lies Reacting to the alleged report of the government’s JIT in the strongest possible words, PAT President Dr Raheeq Abbasi has said that the JIT was established to give a clean chit to the killers. He said that the report was already scripted in advance. He said that the allegation of firing by the PAT workers is both unabashed as well as highly condemnable. He said that the footage of all TV channels has shown that the police action on the MQI secretariat was one-sided, and unprovoked.... Read more
Sunday, 17 May 2015 People awaiting justice in Model Town case: Dr Raheeq Abbasi PAT President Dr Raheeq Ahmad Abbasi has said that people of Rawalpindi have made it clear to the rulers by taking part in the demonstration held to protest the lack of justice in Model Town case that they do not need bridges, metro buses and roads. He said that people actually want dignified life and socio-economic justice for themselves and their children.... Read more
Friday, 24 April 2015 PAT letter bearing 10,000 signatures dispatched to WTO The PAT has dispatched a letter bearing 10,000 signatures to World Trade Organization. Thousands of people belonging to civil society, family members of martyrs, PAT, and MQI have put their signature on the petition. The contents of the letter say that Dr Toquir Shah is a central character in the killing of innocent people and the WTO management has been asked to remove him from his position on this count.... Read more
Friday, 24 April 2015 Why judicial commission report not being released if rulers have no relation with incident? PAT Addressing an emergency press conference along with team of lawyers, PAT President Dr Raheeq Ahmad Abbasi and Secretary General Khurram Nawaz Gandapur have said that if the rulers have no relation with the Model Town incident, then why are they not releasing the report of the judicial commission that probed Model Town tragedy and why are they afraid of constituting neutral and independent Joint Investigation Team (JIT)? They said that the Punjab government is bringing its influence to bear on anti-terrorism courts.... Read more
