Friday, 29 May 2015 PAT protests induction of Rana Sanaullah in provincial cabinet & fake JIT report Speaking to the media on the occasion, Khurram Nawaz Gandapur said that the humanity and law were made fun of by appointing the principal accused in case of Model Town killings as the provincial minister. He said that the reality of the so-called democratic chief minister’s slogans of adherence to rule of law and democracy got exposed badly. He said that the conduct of oath-taking ceremony before the report’s completion is reflective of law of the jungle and a joke with the blood of 14 innocent citizens.... Read more
Thursday, 28 May 2015 Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri terms JIT report ludicrous & murder of justice PAT chief Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri said that the JIT report is ludicrous and murder of justice to say the least. He said that we do not have even a grain of doubt regarding the involvement of Nawaz Sharif, Shahbaz Sharif, Rana Sanaullah, IG Police and Dr Toquir Shah in the Model Town tragedy. He said that we strongly reject this ludicrous report, adding that we were left with no option but to take to streets to get justice and we would continue to use this democratic right till justice is dispensed.... Read more
Sunday, 24 May 2015 PAT takes out big demonstrations in five cities against JIT report Addressing the demonstration, Bisma, the daughter of Shaheed Tanzeela Amjad, asked the rulers as to what her mother and aunt had done that they became deserving of their bullets. She stated emphatically that it is justice she is seeking for her Shaheed mother and Shaheed aunt. She said that if the people did not come out against oppression and brutality, they would also continue to be deprived of their mothers. Her address to the demonstration brought tears in the eyes of the participants.... Read more
Friday, 22 May 2015 We have not forgotten our martyrs, justice at every cost: Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has said that the blood of martyrs is not so cheap that the JIT of killers will be able to push the issue under the carpet. He said that the JIT distorted facts with abandon and tore the very idea of justice into shreds. He said that we are grateful to anchorpersons, civil society, the heads of like-minded parties and particularly the opposition in the Punjab Assembly for raising their voice for the martyrs and staging a walk out of the Assembly session in protest against the one-side JIT report respectively.... Read more
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
