ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Awami Tehreek chief Dr Tahirul Qadri on Wednesday said that he had allowed legislators to enter the National Assembly so that "all the prey was gathered at one spot." He also ordered supporters to lay siege to Parliament.

In a speech delivered to his supporters outside parliament Qadri warned the government that the 'revolution' had not begun on Aug 14 but had been in process for more than three weeks. "I cannot let the elderly and sick remain in agony. I cannot control my people for long. If too much control is exerted then my supporters will turn against me," he added.

Qadri asked his supporters to perform their assigned duties and not to resort to vandalism or violence.

He asked for the sanctity of the National Assembly to be maintained and added that "We shall remain peaceful and state institutions would not be harmed. They are our installations, our war is not with the building rather with those illegally occupying these buildings."

The PAT chief warned against resorting to violence against Pakistan Army personnel and said that any person found guilty of attacking Army personnel would have no association with him or his party.

"Shout pro-Army slogans when you come face to face with Army personnel," Qadri instructed his supporters.

The fire-brand cleric ordered his supporters not to let any one enter or exit the Parliament premises and said that the parliamentarians would only be allowed to leave over their dead bodies.

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