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Dr. Allama Tahir ul Qadri, the leader of PAKISTAN AWAMI TEHREEK
9-10-2014
Dr. Allama Tahir ul Qadri, the leader of PAKISTAN AWAMI TEHREEK, returned to Pakistan to start a revolution march against the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, warning that the “revolution” he has been calling for, has now become the writing on the wall and will overthrow the entire corrupt system which allows only the capitalists and corrupt to get elected disallowing the same to the poor.
Before his return, police shot down several of his workers and dozens injured while resisting the removal of security barricades. The iron-gates and barriers around his residence had been installed under the supervision of the same Punjab Police in 2010 on the orders of the Lahore High Court due to the security situation and terror threats. Pakistan Awami Tehreek strongly condemned the attack and called it the worst form of state terrorism. Dr Tahir ul Qadri vowed to avenge the deaths of his political workers by bringing about a revolution that would end the rule of prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shahbaz Sharif.
Yesterday, Islamabad police unleashed their wrath onto the mass of protesters peacefully moving towards the prime minster house to stage a protest outside. The police began a reign of terror which after 30 hours, is still continuing. Up to 40,000 police officers brutally attacked peaceful marchers by firing deadly phosphorus tear gas, shelling, and firing bullets at the masses which consist of unarmed men, women, children, babies and the elderly.
The police have shown no signs of mercy as they continue their barbarous attack. The death toll is steadily rising as thirteen people have already been confirmed dead and hundreds are severely injured. Expressing their concerns over a horrific demonstration of inhumane activity, doctors have come forward to the media saying that it is hard to keep a tab on the number of dead, as wounded people are being torn out of ambulances and taken away to unknown locations. Medical professionals treating the injured have also revealed that the type of tear gas which is being fired at protestors has been chemically infused, causing severe respiratory damage.
Many journalists from the print and electronic media are present on the ground and are reporting on the developing situation. Ruthlessly, police have started targeting media personnel, damaging their equipment and using force against them in an attempt to silence their coverage.
In an address to the public today, Dr Qadri highlighted that such an excessive use of force against unarmed protestors is totally against democracy and is a violation of human rights. As more of the public try to make their way into Islamabad, Dr Qadri emphasized that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has dressed dynasty as democracy, and the poor and destitute of society have realized this and therefore have stood up against it. The government’s attempt to extinguish the unarmed crowd from Red Zone in Islamabad has caused a ripple effect throughout the whole country, as people from every major city have taken to the streets in a stand against such oppression.
As night falls upon a dreadful scene in Islamabad, vans and trucks full of fresh police officers have arrived, as the brutality is set to continue.
It is a widespread belief amongst all Pakistanis that now is the time to save the nation from the despotic and corrupt rule that they have been suffering from for decades.
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