PAT conference demands Prime Minister's resignation

A national conference has unanimously urged the prime minister to resign for failing to prove money trail of London flats. The conference was organised by the Pakistan Awami Tehrik in connection with the 66th birthday of Dr Tahirul Qadri on Wednesday.
Speaking at the conference, PPP's Central Leader Manzoor Wattoo said that government departments were only serving the rulers and it has become imperative in the larger public interest to oust the present Punjab government. He said the Punjab government could not absolve itself of Model Town killings. PTI's Ch Sarwar said that Rangers operation should have been launched much earlier. He said politicisation of government departments had resulted in increase in unrest and terrorism. Senior politician Syeda Abida Husain said the PM had failed to satisfy the court in the Panama case and there was a proof of money laundering and tax evasion against him.
JI's Liaquat Baloch said the nation should unite to fight against terrorism. He said Pakistan and terrorism could not get along and those who had plundered the national wealth should be brought to justice.
PML-Q's Ch Zaheer Uddin said the government had miserably failed to protect the lives and properties of Muslims for which Pakistan was created. He said it's high time the people started thinking about selecting true leadership. Earlier, in his welcome address Dr Husain Mohyuddin thanked the political leaders on the behalf of Dr Tahirul Qadri for participating in the conference.
Other speakers included Sunni Ittehad Council Chairman Sahibzada Hamid Raza, Awam League President Riaz Fatyana, Majlis Wahdatul Muslimeen leader Asad Naqvi, All Pakistan Muslim League's Fatima Atif Malhi, Hafiz Ghulam Mohiyuddin and Shaukat Qadri. PAT's Khurram Nawaz Gandapur was the stage secretary while Sajid Mahmood Bhatti was co-ordinator.
The conference unanimously adopted a resolution whereby it condemned The Mall, Sehwan Sharif, Charsadda and other suicide attacks and demanded that killers of innocent people, their master minds and facilitators be brought to justice and given harsher punishments. It sympathised with the families of the victims and prayed for early recovery of those injured in the attacks.
It demanded that Rangers operation be initiated in Punjab without further delay till elimination of all safe-havens and terrorist and the Rangers be given all powers and facilities in this regard. It said the NAP be implemented in letter and spirit to uproot terrorism and extremism. It also demanded the Justice Baqar Najafi report on Model Town be made public to provide justice to the victims and made part of the prosecution in the case.