Month: November 2007
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Update @ 0402: Protest in Islamabad
Credit Funkor’s Photostream on Flickr
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Update @ 0314: Women Activists defying the Martial Law in Pakistan
It must be noted that it is not only men, students and politicians (a very few) that are standing firm against this Martial Law imposed by General Pervaiz Musharraf but at the same time it is heartening to see women stepping forward and locking hands with other activists to express their right of opinion. Often…
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Update @ 0236: CNN discusses Geo Tv Blockage with Jang Group News editor
Addendum: It has just been brought to my attention that this video clip was uploaded on YouTube on June 04, 2007 over five months earlier, if you were not to look at the date then it is interesting to see the similarity of events that occurred five months back when the government blocked Dr. Shahid…
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How to Save Pakistan By Imran Khan
By Imran Khan Make no mistake; Pakistan faces a grave threat from the creeping chaos, a by-product of the most shameful demonstration of power politics. There are many threats confronting our society. The threat of extremism is just one which is essentially a consequence of policies that serve foreign interests at the cost of the…
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Update @ 2025: Dr Ayesha Siddiqa leaves Pakistan fearing the Army
As we all know a renowned scholar Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa had recently published a book title Military Inc which actually exposed the billions of dollars of mismanagement by the Pakistan Army. The book turned out to be a best seller in Pakistan and was highly controversial as the Army did not want it published to…
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Update @ 2013: BBC Report on the day Imran Khan got arrested
Credit: Ramblings from Afar
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Update @ 1644: Pressure builds on Musharraf, Reuters Report
Courtesy Reuters
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Update @ 2006: Solidarity with Geo Rally from KPC to Geo Offices
Several of the protesters went directly to the Geo Building while a few joined the protest march from Karachi Press Club. At the Jang Press / Geo offices police had cordoned off the street, and behind the police cordon, Geo employees (a couple of hundred) were holding banners and placards, singing and dancing to ‘Jeenay…
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Update @ 1930: Rerporters without Borders hits at the UAE Government from blocking GEO and ARY
Reporters San Frontier (RSF) has just published a press release urging the UAE government tot revers the decision where they buckled under the pressure of General Musharraf to block the TV stations of Geo and ARY Dubai urged to reverse decision, taken under pressure from Musharraf, to suspend broadcasting by two Pakistani TV stations
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SMS Update @ 1704: Songs and party at Geo offices
I have reached Geo offices where hundreds of people protesting and dancing to the tune Geo aur Genay Do
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Update @ 1430: Solidarity with Geo, rally in Karachi at 3:00pm
A city wide call across Karachi has been issued for a peaceful rally from Karachi Press Club to Geo offices today at 3:00PM. As of recent reports the rally is supposed to be completely peaceful with supporters pushing for the independence of the electronic media. I am headed there and hope to Live SMS Blog…
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Update 0506: People’s Resistance Flash Protest, PIDC, Karachi
Yesterday November 16th at 5:30 pm the People’s Resistance organized a Flash Protest at PIDC Karachi which according to its basic rules does not last more then 10 minutes, a number of people showed up at very short notice to voice their opinion against the Martial Law, a few images have been displayed with the…
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Update @ 0502: COMSATS Flash Protest
Images of a Flash protest by the Students of COMSATS submitted via email Credit: Mr. Ihsan (Well done guys, it is indeed in students that the country is looking forward to seeing a change)
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Update @ 0412: Three Judges refuse to hear Emergency Case
A 10-member bench of the Supreme Court deliberated on the fact if there was any valid reason or justification for clamping emergency rule in the country. But what was really suprising during the proceedings was that Justice Faqir Mohammad Khokhar expressed his unwillingness to sit in the bench. “I think I should not sit in…
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Update @ 0404: PTI Issues a Statement Condemning Imran Khan’s Arrest amongst other demands
Received via email from the Pakistan Tehreek Insaf Information Secretariat An urgent meeting of the Central Executive Committee of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was held in Lahore on the 15th of November which continued late into the night. The meeting condemned the arrest of Chairman Imran Khan and the disgraceful violence committed on him during the…