ISLAMABAD: Tehrik-e-Minhjul Quran (TMQ) chief Tahirul Qadri has set another ultimatum to the government to accept his demands. Addressing the participants of sit-in at D-Chowk, Qadri issued one-and-a-half-hour ultimatum to the government, saying he will issue future line of action at 3:00PM. He said he is giving last chance to the peace and democracy.

He said today is the last day of sit-in, adding he want to end this battle before this evening.TMQ leader said President Zardari would lose last chance of peace if he did not come for negotiations with delegation. After one-and-a-half-hour time, masses would decide their fate, he added.Enthusiastic masses continued their sit-in despite biting cold and heavy rain in the federal capital.

ISLAMABAD: Thousands of protestors continue to stage sit-in on streets against government despite biting cold in Islamabad. According to reports, Tehrik-e-Minhajul Quran leader Dr Tahirul Qadri and his supporters have pledged to show determination till their demands are met as the nation has suffered enough due to corrupt politicians.

However, the life has paralyzed in the capital city on the third day with food outlets and restaurants closed due to sit in. The protestors said that blockades arranged by the government due to the security reasons are responsible for the halt in the city.

ISLAMABAD: While continuing his speech from yesterday, Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran leader Dr Tahirul Qadri said. On Wednesday that he condemns all those leaders who see conspiracy in the Supreme Court’s order and his speech. He said that the corrupt and dishonest people will not be allowed to snatch power.

Addressing from the million march at D-Chowk, Dr Qadri said that the other points in the seven-point charter of demands are just the extension and explanation of the four main demands that he will explain later in his speech.

Referring to the reaction over the Supreme Court’s order in the rental power case, he said that it is very unfortunate that the current leadership is corrupt in all means and does not take anything in true letter and spirit.

He expressed his sorrow and said that the SC has ordered to arrest the 16 accused in RPP case including the prime minister and to include their names in the exit control list (ECL). Now it is the PM’s responsibility to implement the SC order but on the contrary, Law Minister Faroooq Naik and Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira said that the SC did not order to arrest the prime minister.

He questioned that how the country can run in such situation when such responsible personalities are giving such statements. Is it democracy and constitutionalism? The deadline to arrest the accused is ending tonight.

He said that the responsible persons should not behave like that and termed it as a shameful act by the government .He said that that is why they are marching to achieve democracy and supremacy of judiciary.

Dr Qadri further referred to various statements of leaders who see links btw his long march and SC order. He said that it a sheer bad luck and remorseful to see such feedback. He referred to the information minister’s statement who said that Qadri knew about the SC judgment in prior.

Dr Tahirul Qadri swore upon God that he did not even know about the hearing of the case. ‘Do you call this democracy?’ he questioned the crowd.

He said that such people are corrupt who suspect SC’s honesty and condemned this act.

He further said that the assemblies are passing resolution which is another disgraceful act by the corrupt leaders who see conspiracy in the SC order and his act. 

ISLAMABAD: Sikander Jatoi, the father of prime suspect Shahrukh Jatoi in the Shahzeb Khan murder case has been arrested from outside the Supreme Court. During proceedings of the case, the lawyer of Sikander Jatoi, Abdul Hazfeez Pirzada submitted a request seek to delay the arrest of his client until he arrived in Karachi. The request was rejected by the Supreme Court.Sikander Jatoi appeared before the Supreme Court during the hearing of the rental power case. His lawyer said Sikander Jatoi was present and the police wanted to arrest him.

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry asked what Sikander Jatoi was doing in court and said he (Sikander Jatoi) should hand himself over to the police and assist in the investigation.Sikander Jatoi accused of helping Shahrukh Jatoi flee the country and the Supreme Court had earlier ordered that he and all others accused in the case be arrested.

20 year old Shahzeb Khan was gunned down in the Defence area of Karachi on December 25.Siraj Talpur and two others were taken into police custody, while Shahrukh Jatoi fled the country and is in Dubai where a police team has been sent to arrest him.

The hearing of the case has been adjourned till January 16. 

KARACHI: An eyewitness in the brutal killing of 20-year old Karachi youth Shahzeb Khan identified three accused in a local court on Wednesday. The accused Sajjad Talpur, Siraj Talbur and Ghulam Murtaza were produced before Judicial Magistrate South for identification parade.Upon identifying the accused the witness testified that Siraj Talpur opened fire at Shahzeb while Sajjad Talpur asked him to open more fire screaming: “Open more fire… Shahzeb is alive”The witness said the third accused Ghulam Murtaza Lashari had also said aloud; “Kill him… Shahzeb is alive”.

ISLAMABAD: A three-member Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed hearing the Shahzeb Khan murder case. The 20 year old who was gunned down in Karachi on December 25, and set a January 10 deadline to arrest Shahrukh Jatoi. During today’s hearing, Inspector General of Sindh Police Fayyaz Leghari appeared in the court for hearing where the bench expressed dissatisfaction over the police report on Shahzeb's murder case.

During the hearing DIG Shahid Hayat told that the main accused in the case Shahrukh Jatoi had traveled to UAE under a different name.

He also told that a police team will leave for Dubai today after getting a tip off that Shahrukh Jatoi is in Dubai.

He further told that Interpol has been contacted to arrest the accused.

IG Sindh Fayyaz Leghari pleaded for fifteen days’ time to arrest Shahrukh Jatoi but the court rejected the request and and gave January 10 deadline (3 days) to arrest the accused and present him in the court.

Later, the court adjourned the hearing till January 10.

During the previous hearing, the apex court had directed IG Sindh to arrest the killers of Shahzeb within 24 hours else he should appear before the apex court without uniform.

The SC also ordered the Sindh Police to present a charge sheet of the alleged killers. The court also ordered to attach the property and freeze the bank accounts of the accused involved in the brutal murder.

Police sprang into action on Friday after the SC’s directives and arrested Siraj Talpur, one of the key accused in the murder, along with his three mates.

Meanwhile, another main accused Shahrukh Jatoi reportedly departed for UAE on December 27.

The chief justice had taken suo moto notice of the brutal murder on 20-year-old Shahzeb Khan, based on press clippings carrying the story regarding his killing. Shahzeb Khan was gunned down in Karachi on December 25th, while police failed to make any progress due to immense political pressure.

The killing mobilised hundreds of the people against unquestioned authority that people with political connection enjoy in the country and gathered outside Karachi Press Club carrying banners and requesting the honourable chief justice of Pakistan for taking suo moto action in the matter for arrest of the accused.

The incident has received international attention with activists protesting outside Pakistan High Commission in London on Thursday demanding justice for Shahzeb.