Prisons are parallels of the world in which they exist; its evils, its injustice, its inequities are all magnified and underscored in miniature and microcosm in the world behind bars. The dark ...

The future of Tahirul Qadri’s quest for a revolution is uncertain, but his scuffle will certainly add to persisting sectarian polarisation in the country. Small Barelvi and Shia groups and parties ...

Almost everyone seems to want a piece of Tahirul Qadri — the establishment to use him to derail the democratic process and most political parties that are partnering with him for a mix of political ...

Mumtaz Qadri was executed on Monday, Feb 29, 2016. The hanging took place at 4:30am at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, where Qadri had been imprisoned over the past several years. So ended a tragic and ...

WHO and what is Tahir ul Qadri? And, more importantly, who is behind him? Those are the questions now racing through political Pakistan, with no firm answers. The religious cleric, previously a minor ...

Toronto, Canada and Lahore, Pakistan – For years, Muslim religious leader Tahir ul-Qadri was an unknown entity to many Pakistani-Canadians, despite living among them in the metropolitan hub of Greater ...

When the Pakistan government lifted its moratorium on the death penalty in the aftermath of the Peshawar school attack, there was one particular case that most judges would have wanted to avoid. Qadri ...

Mumtaz Qadri, the murderer of former Governor Salman Taseer, has been hanged in a prison in Rawalpindi. Is Qadri's death a victory for anti-blasphemy law campaigners or will it fuel more religious ...

RAWALPINDI: Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, the self-confessed murderer of former Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer, has been sentenced to death by an anti-terrorism court today (Saturday). Qadri, one of ...

Four people died and dozens were injured in Pakistan on Saturday following clashes between authorities and supporters of an exiled anti-government cleric. The violence comes ahead of a large rally ...

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