LAHORE (DNA) – Steering committee of opposition parties over Model Town tragedy met on Monday and agreed to launch protest movement against ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on January 17 with Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri claiming that the government would dissolve.

Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri presided over a meeting of opposition leaders today to decide over party’s course-of-action against the government over Model Town massacre that claimed 14 lives and left dozens wounded on July 17, 2014 in party workers  clashes with police.

Reportedly, the participants agreed to lodge protests against ruling PML-N and decided to not extend deadline for Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Shehbaz Sharif and law minister Rana Sanaullah to tender resignations over Model Town massacre.

Representatives of opposition parties earlier convened a meeting in December which was referred to as the all parties conference (APC) by Dr Qadri among opposition leaders.

A notification issued following the meeting consisted of ten points including demand to have Punjab CM Shehbaz Sharif and law minister.

According to the participants of the APC, Justice Baqar Najfi held the chief minister and the provincial minister responsible for the fatal clashes in Model Town on July 17, 2014 that claimed 14 lives and they should resign.