Archive for March, 2009
Videos of the Long March towards Justice
The GPO 150 and the spirit of March 15
Email posted on the Socialist Pakistan Network by Ammar Ali Jan I happened to be part of that “GPO 150” when the police started using tear-gas. This is a picture of us throwing stones at the police (I’m in a red shirt on the right) We had left Zaman park where Aitzaz had been placed [...]
Update: Sanam Bhutto waiting in the ranks
In light of the recent success of the Long March movement, which may have been a victory for the people of Pakistan, one person that has truly lost out is Mr. Asif Ali Zardari and along with it has also dashed the hopes and dreams of his party which he hijacked a year or so [...]
The Beginnings’ End
Guest blog by Kamil Hamid While celebration is in order, the civil society movement and Pakistanis in general must understand that it is crucial this be used as a beginning for a new era of activism and the drive for justice. Sitting back at this point, and allowing “appropriate parties” to handle matters would be [...]
The morning after the revolution or was it?
Guest Blog by Zermeen Amira I have to admit I started the day on a fairly jubilant note having woken up after receiving an SMS from an overseas friend that the Chief has been restored (I had gone to bed by mid night having watched the political drama incessantly for the past few days and [...]
16 March, a new dawn in Pakistan
Guest Blog by Amjad Malik Yousaf Raza Gillani’s early in the morning address to the nation restoring the remaining including the Chief justice of Pakistan Mr. Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chowdhary was a sigh of relief to the nation. Alas, President Zardari’s advisors could not foresee the repercussions of his decisions not to restore CJ and [...]
The Most Important Part of a Change is a Change in Perception
Guest Post by Ayesha Mirza Any change to come at this point has to be sustained We will win one day, one battle, but not the war against this system, if such a war indeed exists. The monsters we face today are those of our own making, whether through direct contribution or simple indifference, our [...]
Judges to be restored, a victory for Pakistan
Almost a year and a half ago on November 3rd 2007 Pakistan was plunged into darkness at the whim of a dictator who believed he was above the law, it was from the that gloomy day hundreds and thousands of Pakistanis rallied for the supremacy of law and constitution. As of the last few hours [...]
The Lahore Rebellion: Email update from Labor Party Pakistan
The fight is going on. Police is sometime retreating and coming back to use tear gas. The protesters are also determined to express their right to get together. Police is firing directly at the demonstrators. One casualty the Shahid siddique, the newly elected president of Lahore High Bar Association. Thousands of rounds of tear gas [...]
The Deal has been finalized, the show will go on, hero’s need to be made
I share with you an email circulated widely by journalist Afzal Khan today – Its a worrisome analysis almost in line with my earlier post today morning – The Sharif’s are being seen to have been allowed free movement while lawyers and political leaders are being arrested country wide. This lawyers revolution is for now [...]
International Socialist inside the Lahore High Court
Just talked to Riaz and other International Socialists comrades. They are inside Lahore High Court. with Samina Noman, Noman Qadir, Salahuddin, Salam (LPP). They said that the atmosphere is absolutely electric. Police have fired tear gas shells INSIDE the Lahore High Court as well. And every now and then lawyers and political workers go outside [...]
Why CoD is not for this government?
Guest post by Naeem ur Rehman Charter of Democracy, the most widely used term in the prevailing situation has a major flaw in it. Now the question is what flaw it can have when everyone loves it so much, even the lawyers. The CoD was created for specific personalities, their personal demands and to deal [...]
Country nears a Long March frenzy, but a deal brews underneath
I write this blog post early Sunday morning at around 5am, so my thoughts might not be all that coherent, but I feel some pressing points need to be shared before the Lahore stand off takes off in barely five hours from now at 10am on March 15th Shahbaz Sharif had a very urgent meeting [...]
To March or not to March, other ways to make your voice heard
By Zermeen Amira This post is inspired by the likes of Muhammad Ali Jinnah who never broke the law and never went to prison while engaging in independence movement and the struggle for Pakistan. The post is also inspired by our tradition that says that if you see a wrong, the least thing one could [...]
Presdient Zardari orders GEO shutdown: Letter by MIR
Geo News, Pakistan’s highest viewership TV channel, is not being seen by most of the country due to orders by President Zardari. Orders have been given to all cable operators to shut down GEO News transmission and or to place the channel towards the end of the cable frequency where most of the TV sets [...]
