Muhammad Tahir-Ul-Qadri the Islamic cleric, who is pushing for electoral reforms in Pakistan, said that his political party would boycott the forthcoming general elections in the country. ...
07:54 AM, Mar 18, 2013
A petition filed by fiery cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri seeking reconstitution of the Pakistan's Election Commission was dismissed on February 13 by the Supreme Court following a heated exchange in the courtroom between him and Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry. ...
12:28 PM, Feb 14, 2013
Is Pakistan democracy going to be derailed in the wake of the protests led by Sufi cleric Tahir ul Qadri against the PPP government? Suhasini Haidar asks experts. ...
11:55 AM, Jan 19, 2013
A cleric who has been pushing for electoral reforms in Pakistan will resort to street protests aqain if the government does not abide by an agreement that eased a political crisis, an aide said on Friday. ...
04:09 PM, Jan 18, 2013
The Pakistan government on Thursday reached out to fiery cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, who has been camping outside Parliament along with thousands of protesters for the fourth day in a row demanding the government's resignation and dissolution of the national and provincial assemblies. ...
11:45 AM, Jan 18, 2013
The government also agreed that the caretaker administration would be chosen in consultation with all parties. ...
09:16 AM, Jan 18, 2013
Pakistani officials on Thursday said the government and a Muslim cleric had struck a deal to end four days of protests by thousands in the capital. The agreement with Tahir-ul-Qadri was reached late on Thursday evening. ...
10:30 PM, Jan 17, 2013
Pakistan government on Thursday reached out to fiery cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, who has been camping outside Parliament along with thousands of protesters for the fourth day in a row demanding the government's resignation and dissolution of the national and provincial assemblies. A four-member committee, formed by the government, held talks with Qadri. ...
09:46 PM, Jan 17, 2013
The Pakistan government has constituted a high-powered four-member committee to hold talks with Sufi cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri. This came as Qadri's deadline to the government to act on his demands came to an end. ...
03:40 PM, Jan 17, 2013
Even as the Pakistan Supreme Court has ordered the arrest of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in connection with the power scam, the man making it worse for Ashraf is Sufi cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri who continues to lead a 'million man' march against the government. Qadri, however, refuses to have any backing from the Pakistani army and says he is not trying to topple the government but pushing for electoral reforms. ...
11:49 AM, Jan 17, 2013
To Pakistan's ruling party, a firebrand cleric camped outside parliament with thousands of protesters is looking more and more like the harbinger of their worst fear: a plan by the military to engineer a "soft coup". In their eyes, Muhammad Tahirul Qadri seems like the perfect candidate for such a mission. A practised orator who has electrified crowds with his anti-corruption rhetoric, the doctor of Islamic law leapt into action...
11:09 AM, Jan 17, 2013
Pakistan's political crisis seems to be deepening. The Supreme Court there intends to keep the heat on Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in a corruption case. To add to the government's troubles, Sufi cleric Tahir-ul Qadri is drawing thousands at his rally against the government and has set a midnight deadline for the Zardari government to quit. ...
08:24 AM, Jan 17, 2013
Amidst protests by cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri for the dissolution of Parliament, the Pakistan government on Wednesday said it was determined to complete its five-year term and hold the polls by May 15. ...
08:48 PM, Jan 16, 2013
Thousands of protesters led by Canada-returned cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, rallied in Islamabad for the third day in a row today, giving the government time till January 16 night to quit and dissolve the national and provincial assemblies to pave the way for electoral reforms. Qadri, who marched into Islamabad with his supporters on January 14 and began a protest near parliament, outlined four demands during his speech this afternoon, including electoral...
05:31 PM, Jan 16, 2013
The arrest of Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf comes at a time when elections are not too far off. With Dr Tahirul Qadri's march into Islamabad and the constant ceasefire violations along the LoC, is democracy under threat in Pakistan? Is the Army trying to sabotage the civilian administration? And how much should India and the other neighbours be worried about the uncertain political climate in Pakistan? Author &...
04:33 PM, Jan 16, 2013
Thousands of people in Pakistan are out on the streets supporting pro-army Sufi cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri's call for a crackdown on government corruption and an indefinite delay in elections. Protestors are threatening to stay on streets till their demands are met. ...
01:06 PM, Jan 16, 2013
Sufi cleric Muhammad Tahir-Ul-Qadri has denied links with Pakistan army terming the allegations "baseless". Qadri said he has never met ISI or any Pakistan army chiefs. ...
09:58 AM, Jan 16, 2013
Pakistan's main anti-corruption agency will decide whether a case should be filed against Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf or if he should be arrested over allegations of graft in power projects, Law Minister Farooq Naek said on Tuesday. Speaking hours after the Supreme Court directed the National Accountability Bureau to arrest Ashraf and 15 other suspects linked to alleged corruption in setting up rental power projects, Naek said only the...
10:52 PM, Jan 15, 2013
Police fired in the air and used teargas to disperse followers of influential cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri who gathered for a protest in the Pakistani capital Islamabad after they clashed with security forces. Footage on television showed policemen in riot gear firing in the air and using batons to push back dozens of supporters of Qadri, who lobbed stones at them. ...
12:10 PM, Jan 15, 2013
Thousands of Pakistanis shouting slogans like "we want change" thronged the streets of Islamabad in support of Sufi cleric Muhammad Tahir-Ul-Qadri's anti-government demonstrations on Monday. Flag-waving citizens braved tear gas shells fired by the police and called for a crackdown on corruption, backing Qadri's call for an indefinite delay in elections. ...
09:05 AM, Jan 15, 2013
