Author Archives: Special Correspondent
15th January, 2013
•Capital quiet, but uneasy •Tehrik workers take up security duty •Kaira rejects demands: Qadri ‘revolution’ march paralyses Islamabad
Leading a section of the march, Dr Qadri arrived at the Jinnah Avenue at around 2:15am and addressed his supporters. In a defiant tone he asked his supporters gathered there to take their belongings and start moving towards the Parliament House five minutes after completion of his speech. He said the mandate of the government had ended. He said the mandate of the president, prime minister and the government had ended and a formal announcement to that effect would be made by the ‘people’s parliament’ on Tuesday. The president and governors, he said, should dissolve the National and provincial assemblies.
Leading a section of the march, Dr Qadri arrived at the Jinnah Avenue at around 2:15am and addressed his supporters. In a defiant tone he asked his supporters gathered there to take their belongings and start moving towards the Parliament House five minutes after completion of his speech. He said the mandate of the government had ended. He said the mandate of the president, prime minister and the government had ended and a formal announcement to that effect would be made by the ‘people’s parliament’ on Tuesday. The president and governors, he said, should dissolve the National and provincial assemblies.
14th January, 2013
Governor’s rule imposed in Balochistan
“We have decided to invoke Article 234 of the Constitution. Governor’s rule is being imposed in the province and the provincial government is being dismissed,” PM Ashraf announced.
“We have decided to invoke Article 234 of the Constitution. Governor’s rule is being imposed in the province and the provincial government is being dismissed,” PM Ashraf announced.
