TMQ : Only judiciary & military performing their job in Pak

by sagarmedia on January 15, 2013

 

Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran (TMQ) chief Tahirul Qadri today addressed million of protesters said, only two institutions — military and judiciary — are performing their job with responsibility in Pakistan, Geo News reported.
Addressing the participants of long march here Tuesday, Qadri said they wanted renewed democracy in the country and it could not be successful until there are electoral reforms.He further said he wanted democracy along with the protection of human rights and institutions. TMQ leader said 70 percent MPs do not pay tax. “We do not want to see those who have made billions from corruption, in the parliament,” he added.
“No representation without taxation,” he snapped.He said that due to the inability of the political leadership, a national policy against terrorism could not be constituted.
While delivering the conclusive address of the long march, he named it as “Islamabad declaration” and said it is the voice of the entire nation. He said that the declaration consists of seven points.He said that these millions of people have gathered in Islamabad to raise their voices for their rights. The nation is going through tough times and facing poverty and hunger.
As Tahirul Qadri went on with his address, a breaking news of the Supreme Court’s order to arrest Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf flashed on TV channels. Upon getting this news, the charged TMQ leader became even more excited and he started congratulating the thousands of participants of his long march.
He also had the people in attendance of his rally chant slogans of ‘Supreme Court zindabad (long live Supreme Court)’.Geo news reports It is important to mention here that the deadline issued by the TMQ leader to dissolve assemblies has expired today but none of his demands have so far been met.
Tehreek Minhajul Quran leader Dr Tahirul Qadri has arrived at the site of the sit-in. The long march being led by Dr Qadri took over 36 hours to reach its destination.
A large number of people gathered at Jinnah Avenue to welcome the Tahirul Qadri-led march. A large number of youth are present in the participating crowd while many women have also turned up at the sit-in, some of them with their children.
The charged protestors carrying national flags and placards are in chanting slogans for bringing about a change in the country.
The crowd has brought drinking water, edibles and other essentials along with them to make out on the roads of the Federal Capital in a chilling weather. They are ready to stand behind their leader Tahirul Qadri for as many days as it takes to push for their demands.
Those in attendance have been dealing with severe cold as the MET office has predicted that the temperature in the federal capital will continue to drop.
Tahir-ul Qadri, who returned to Pakistan last month after years in Toronto, accuses the government of being corrupt and incompetent, and says polls cannot be held until reforms are enacted.
He claimed to be leading one million people into Islamabad, where they will camp out on the streets until their demands are accepted.
“We will stay in Islamabad until this government is finished, all the assemblies are dissolved, all corrupt people are totally ousted, a just constitution is imposed, rule of law is enforced, and true and real democracy is enforced,” Tahirul Qadri told AFP on Monday.