Lahore: Dr Tahir Ul Qadri’s march started in afternoon here on Sunday.The march began from Minhaj-ul-Quran International’s central secretariat Lahore with a delay of couple of hours. Qadri’s caravan changed its planned rout from Data Darbar where he had planned to visit on his way to Islamabad. The roads to Data Darbar were blocked due to security concerns.
The caravan is scheduled to pass from Minar-e-Pakistan from where it will head to GT road. It will leave for Islamabad in the morning. The MQI spokesperson accused Government of stopping the buses from joining the caravan. he said that the number of people will increase to millions as the march proceeds.
Talking to media Qadri claimed that government has placed containers filled with gas and petrol to stop the march from reaching Islamabad. He also claimed that police is directly involved in stopping the vehicles from joining the caravan.
By Rumaisa Yousufi