LAHORE, Pakistan: The Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) leader Dr Tahirul Qadri said on Saturday that the government has passed all levels of brutality, just to stop people from attending the martyrs day on August 10, claiming that seven of his supporters were killed in straight firing from the police.
PAT chief said that over a thousand workers are critically injured, claiming they are not receiving proper treatment. He alleged that the government has withheld the medical treatment from the wounded workers.
“My supporters are being deprived of basic facilities including food, shelter and medicine”, he said.
The Govt. have passed all levels of brutality, just to stop people from attending the martyrs day. #InqilabAkhriHal #Pakistan
— Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri (@TahirulQadri) August 9, 2014
At the moment it has been confirmed that 7 people have been killed by the police through straight firing. #InqilabAkhriHal #Pakistan — Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri (@TahirulQadri) August 9, 2014
Qadri said that the government is so cruel that it is not letting his party workers carry those injured in clashes the police to hospitals for medical treatment.
Patients are dying on their way to the hospitals, because the roads to the hospitals are completely blocked. #InqilabAkhriHal #Pakistan
— Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri (@TahirulQadri) August 9, 2014
The PAT leader said that the government closed the borders linking Punjab to Sindh and Balochistan and is taking all measures at its disposal against his party.
Qadri advised his supporters travelling from different towns and villages to stay put and hold sit-ins and demonstrations at their current venues instead of marching towards Lahore and endangering their security.
I ask the PAT workers not to travel towards Lahore & observe the Martyrs’ Day where you are in every street and city #YoumeShuhada #Pakistan — Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri (@TahirulQadri) August 9, 2014
In addition, he also accused the government of cutting of food and water supplies from Model Town, which he claimed is being done to starve the workers of his party.
The Govt. has cut off food and water supplies from Model Town, to starve the workers. #InqilabAkhriHal #Pakistan
— Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri (@TahirulQadri) August 9, 2014
About 15,000 to 20,000 workers have been arrested. Bus stations, petrol pumps have been shut down. #InqilabAkhriHal#YoumeShuhada#PMLN
— Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri (@TahirulQadri) August 9, 2014
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