ISLAMABAD: On the day termed as Inquilab day by him, Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri on Thursday refused to accept the FIR registered against 21 people including Sharif brothers, until it included the Anti-Terrorism Act.
We will not accept the FIR until it is registered as per our application, he added.
Further, Qadri again announced his charter of demands that included the registration of an FIR, resignation of Prime Minister and Chief Minister Punjab, dissolution of assemblies, formation of a national government, introduction of reforms, accountability of corrupt politicians and holding of free and fair elections.
Asking his workers to remain steadfast as they were about to reach their destination, he asked them wait until his next announcement for which he did not give any time frame.
Earlier, Qadri had announced August 28 as the last day of their sit-in. However, he offered no clues in his speech on what will the do after their sit-in ends.
He termed supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and his party as first cousins. He also said that he and PTI Chairman Imran Khan were brothers.
Speaking to his supporters at Constitution Avenue, Dr Qadri said today was the day of good riddance from all problems faced by the nation. Today is the day to get freedom from economic and social exploitation, he added.
More than 100 million poor of this country are slaves of this corrupt and unjust system, said the PAT chief.
Reading quotes of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah from the Constitution book, he said, the cheque of Pakistan has been bounced as we are bankrupted.
Our rulers have money when it comes to corruption, buying journalists and anchorpersons and living a lavish life style but, there is no money to resolve issues concerning poor masses of the country, he added.
The anti-government cleric said that he and his supporters were there in the federal capital to fight for the rights of people and to fulfill the promise of the Constitution.
We are here for upholding human rights values and to cash the cheque of Quaid-i-Azam.
We have been involved at least seven to eight times in talks with the government to show our seriousness in resolving the issue amicably, he said.
If we want Pakistan to be a great country making progress If we want to be a great state, then we must be a true state, we must adopt the path of peace, democracy, tranquility, human rights and fundamental rights of every single poor person in the country, he said.
We must eliminate extremism and sectarianism from our society transparency, accountability, rule of law for every rich and poor in this country, irrespective of creed or colour as envisioned by Quaid-i-Azam and that enjoyed by every democratic country in the world.
From all over Pakistan, we want peace and love, which will only be possible through revolution.
Calling the 2013 general elections and current assemblies unconstitutional, the PAT said that through free and fair elections and the legal process, corrupt people must be weeded out.
We want to stop the poor and the weak from being exploited. They must be given water and electricity, said the Canada-based cleric, adding that, We dont want minorities to be minorities, they must be equal citizens in Pakistan.
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