Islamabad, Jan 15: Pakistan was throwing into political turmoil today as the Supreme Court ordered the arrest of Prime Minister Raja Parvez Ashraf, even as Muslim cleric Maulana Tahirul Qadri led a huge demonstration to Parliament and gave a call for revolution.
The Canada-based cleric led a "million march" to Islamabad, and in his hour-long speech, first in Urdu and then in English, castigated both the PPP and PML-N and all politicians across the spectrum, saying they were corrupt.
"We want change and reforms. Through reforms we want to create political and social atmosphere conducive to sustained economic growth and social development of our country", the Maulana said.
"This is the voice of the million march today in front of Parliament House that we need to remove the opportunities for corruption to occur...We need to create an atmosphere of safety and stability for our generations.
