Month: November 2007
-
Imran Khan Released
reports are just coming in that Imran Khan has been released
-
Update @ 1702: Presidential Order to cement legal basis for emergency rule
General Pervaiz Musharraf has yet again is seen issuing an ordinance which says the the Emergency cannot be challenged in any court. The presidential order amends the constitution to stipulate that Musharraf’s November 3 imposition of emergency “is declared to have been validly made and “shall not be called in question in any court or…
-
Update @ 1531: Protests Continue at Punjab University
Lahore Metroblogs: Students of University of the Punjab continued protests against IJT’s existence this Monday. This time there were more than 1,500 participants of them who marched within the university premises upto the Vice Chancellor’s office. Girls and boys were holding banners and playcards with their demands written on them while copies of anti-IJT movement’s…
-
Update @ 1430: Restrictions on SC Judges tightened
People’s Resistance Legal Team reports After an announcement by the Ministry of Interior yesterday that there were no restrictions on judges imprisoned in their residences in Islamabad, a group of lawyers decided to meet them to test this assertion. The lawyers who were accompanied by Justice (retired) Wajihuddin, were prevented from visiting the Judges Colony…
-
Update @ 1410: Justice (R) Wajeh Uddin arrested
The HRCP office has just updated us that Justice (R) Wajeh Uddin has been arrested today, he was scheduled to address the bar association in Islamabad and it is probably in this connection that he has been arrested
-
Update @ 1330: Justice Wajeehuddin supports Imran’s hunger strike for Judiciary
Supreme Court Justice (Retd) Wajeehuddin Ahmed has strongly supported the hunger strike of Mr Imran Khan for the restoration of the judiciary. In a discussion with Dr Arif Alvi the Vice President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf he said that the hunger strike is a most significant part of the noble struggle being waged by the nation.…
-
Imran Khan’s Hunger Strike
Mr Imran Khan the Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has gone on hunger strike for the restoration of the judiciary in Pakistan. He is in under arrest in D G Khan prison and has been charged with treason and terrorism, an offence which can be tried under a military court and he can be sentenced to…
-
Update @ 0402: People’s Resistance condemns Lathi Charge & Arrest of Journalists
Civil Society Condemns Lathi Charge and Arrest of Journalists KARACHI, NOV 20: The civil society coalition People’s Resistance condemns in the strongest terms the brutal police lathi charge on unarmed journalists outside the Karachi Press Club and the arrests of Karachi Union of Journalists’ President Shamimur Rehman, Karachi Press Club President Sabihuddin Ghausi, Secretary General…
-
Update @ 0346: Punjab University 14th Nov Anti-Jamiat Protest Video
A number of videos have been posted of the Anti-Jamiat rally held Punjab University on the 14th of November the after Jamiat activists handed over Imran Khan to the authorities, this video is truly inspiring and shows the level of motivation found amongst the students rallying for Imran Khan and at the same time condemning…
-
Update @ 2320: Details of the stand-off between detained journalists & police
Via e-mail from Urooj who was one of the journalists arrested at the peace rally outside the Karachi Press Club this afternoon, and who has now been released along with all detainees from both the Docks Police Station and the Clifton Police Station in Karachi, where below she sheds light on why the stand-off took…
-
Update @ 2213: All journalists at Docks Police Station – released
Via blackberry from Dr. Awab who mentions that Urooj Zia – one of the journalists who were arrested and detained earlier this afternoon has been released. I have just spoked to Urooj who confirms the same and mentions that the earlier stand-off between the journalists and police over 4 journalists whose names were not on…
-
SMS Update @ 2038: Journalists’ standoff at Docks Police Station
There are 40 journalists in high spirits at the Dock Police Station who haven’t been locked up, but rather seated in a large room at the police station (Urooj included). All journalists have release orders by the Chief Minister of Karachi but those orders are missing 4 names so everyone is in a standoff until…
-
Update @ 1854: HRCP delegation visits detained journalists at police stations
A delegation of the HRCP (Human Rights Commission of Pakistan), comprising of Mr. Iqbal Haider, Secretary General, Mr. Jawed Iqbal Burqi, Advocate HRCP and Mr. Abdul Hai, Field Officer, HRCP are currently visiting all the police stations where the journalists were detained, earlier this afternoon.
-
Update @ 1826: An eye witness account of arrests & baton charge on journalists
Via e-mail from Anis Haroon who relates who journalists and his friends from Public Relations at various news agencies were first baton charged by the police and then arrested when they attended a peace rally outside the Karachi Press Club, earlier today at 1500: The print and electronic media had given a call for procession…
-
SMS Update @ 1801: In Docks Police Station’s Jail
195 journalists have been arrested in Karachi. 37 of us are at the Docks Police Station, including 6 women.. Having fun & driving police crazy