He calls himself Sheikh-ul-Islam and gets his supporters to swear allegiance to him on the Koran, but he hates to be called "maulana," a term regularly used to refer to religious scholars in Pakistan.

Islamabad: Pakistani cleric Tahir-ul Qadri has announced to set up 'Awami Parliament' (People's Parliament) today, as he refused to meet the PML-N government- appointed committee of lawmakers to hold ...

ISLAMABAD — This week a prominent cleric-turned-politician returned to Pakistan, vowing to organize anti-government protests. Canada-based Tahir-ul Qadri has pledged a “peaceful revolution against a ...

File photo of Tahir-ul-Qadri. Islamabad: Amid Pakistan Army's mediation efforts, protesters have stepped up pressure on the embattled government with cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri setting yet another deadline ...

Islamabad: Pakistan's Supreme Court on Monday grilled cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, who recently led a protest against the government, about his Canadian citizenship and the reasons for his petition seeking ...

Could Pakistan witness a revolution? It seems a far-fetched idea but that is exactly what being called for by Tahir-ul-Qadri, a Sufi preacher and leader of political party Pakistan Awami Tehrik. The ...

Preacher Muhammed Tahir ul-Qadri addresses Muslims during Al Hidayah, a youth camp at Warwick University in Coventry, central England, August 9, 2009. Reuters Islamabad: A Pakistani cleric said on ...

WHO and what is Tahir ul Qadri? And, more importantly, who is behind him? Those are the questions now racing through political Pakistan, with no firm answers. The religious cleric, previously a minor ...

Islamabad: A Pakistani cleric announced that a mass sit-in of tens of thousands of people outside parliament in Islamabad would end on Thursday, the latest twist in a drama that has gripped the ...

He returned to Pakistan from self-imposed exile in Canada Critics are skeptical as to Qadri's intentions; he says he wants change He's spent millions on prime time advertising calling on support for ...