ISLAMABAD — This week a prominent cleric-turned-politician returned to Pakistan, vowing to organize anti-government protests. Canada-based Tahir-ul Qadri has pledged a “peaceful revolution against a ...

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Could Pakistan witness a revolution? It seems a far-fetched idea but that is exactly what being called for by Tahir-ul-Qadri, a Sufi preacher and leader of political party Pakistan Awami Tehrik. The ...

He calls himself Sheikh-ul-Islam and gets his supporters to swear allegiance to him on the Koran, but he hates to be called "maulana," a term regularly used to refer to religious scholars in Pakistan.

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. ELEANOR HALL: An outspoken Islamic scholar has created a counter-terrorism curriculum that he says ...

Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Chairman Dr Tahirul Qadri on Saturday announced his retirement from politics and chairmanship of the party. Citing health issues and academic commitments, the cleric ...

epa03536172 Tahir ul Qadri, a prominent religious scholar, talks to supporters during a sit-in protest in Islamabad, Pakistan, 15 January 2013. Thousands of supporters of Tahir ul Qadri, who started ...

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The protest march led by Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has electrified Pakistan by throwing a wrench into the government's plans for an orderly run-up to new elections. But it also has raised a storm of ...

LAHORE: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Chairman Dr Tahirul Qadri has termed the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing the Panamagate case as the election cell of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).