Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri has extended full support to Operation Zarb-e-Azb in North Waziristan. <br /> <br />Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, he declared Operation Zarb-e-Azb as Jihad against terrorism. <br /> <br />He announced that Pakistan Awami Tehreek would hold rallies every Friday to express solidarity with Pakistan Army. <br />The PAT chief said that he would also visit Internally Displace Persons (IDPs) camps in Khyber Pakhtunkhawa. He also announced to send funds to internally placed persons (IDPs). <br /> <br />Responding to a question regarding Model Town tragedy, the PAT chief said that killing of innocent workers was a worst example of state terrorism committed by Punjab government. <br /> <br />Qadri said that more than 1,400 of PAT workers were arrested by the police and sent in various jails in Islamabad and Lahore. <br /> <br />Refuting allegations that protesters attacked the police, Tahirul Qadri slammed government and termed the claims as baseless. <br /> <br />On the other hand, Punjab government has decided to accept some of the demands of the PAT chief. <br /> <br />Earlier on Tuesday, a case had been registered against three thousand supporters of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr. Tahirul Qadri at the Airport police station in Rawalpindi, Dunya News reported.
