LAHORE, DEC 26 (DNA) – Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) founder Tahirul Qadri and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan in a joint press conference on Tuesday declared that they will mutually devise a strategy to tackle the Model Town issue during an ‘All Parties Conference’ (APC) scheduled for December 30.

“I have been assured that the PTI is with us to help the innocent get justice,” Qadri told media personnel in Lahore. “We have decided that we will devise our post-December 31 strategy mutually in the APC on December 30.”

Reiterating that the PAT will not back down from its demands, Qadri said: “In these three and a half years, not for a moment have I had any doubts over Shahbaz Sharif, Rana Sanaullah and even Nawaz Sharif’s direct involvement in the Model Town massacre. Shahbaz Sharif in particular gave the orders and Rana Sanaullah implemented the orders; hence, they need to step down and surrender to the law because it’s impossible for us to get justice in their presence.”

Qadri also mentioned Justice Baqar Najfi’s report on the Model Town incident, saying: “The Justice Baqar Najfi report has made it clear that Shahbaz Sharif never told the police to disengage. That much is not for debate anymore. Has it ever happened in the history of mankind that a police force of thousands is killing people and not even one person is behind bars?”