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Month: May 2008

  • Two Supreme Courts being considered to Resolve Judges issue

    An article written by Rauf Klasra published in The News today, is an eye opener, for the democratically elected forces actually contemplating to split the Supreme Court into two functioning bodies is almost akin to the mockery made by Pervaiz Musharraf when he created an Islamabad High Court in an attempt to protect his illegal…

  • Rumor Mill: Salman Farooqi wants PNSC to send a special ship to the US

    I have just received this update via email, I try to be very careful on what get published on my blog, and do not necessarily react to rumors unless I can personally verify it from a trusted source. Truly this email simply amused me, it seems according to this unnamed source that Salman Farooqi has…

  • Was MQM involved in a Rs 450 bln Real Estate scam?

    A news report surfaced 6th May in The News titled Rs450b real estate scam leaves MQM red-faced which outlined how Former Minister for Housing Syed Safwanullah, who belonged to the MQM, allegedly issued 3,281 eligibility certificates for government properties and accommodations in Karachi estimated to be worth Rs450 billion among favored individuals, few retired government…

  • The Establishment’s B team: the PPP

    By Samad Khurram and Aqil Sajjad 5/9/2008 PPP sympathisers complain about the mysterious “Establishment” and their alleged role in destroying democracy in Pakistan for decades now. The Establishment, as defined by them, is a collection of dark, mystifying hands that apparently have many vested interests in upholding the status quo. This inexplicable group comprises rich…

  • Nationwide protest for the immediate restoration of the deposed judges

    There will be protests in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad on Thursday, May 8th 2008 for the immediate restoration of the deposed judges and for purging the judiciary free from the PCO inductees and conspirators of the Nov 3rd coup. Please come to the protest in whichever city you are based in and also inform all…

  • Lahore Electric Supply Corp (http://LESCO.info) – Honeypot for Privacy leaks

    ReallyVirtual, a fellow blogger from Lahore accidentally stumbled across a major security flaw, a few weeks back, within the website of the Lahore Electric Supply Corporation (LESCO) http://www.lesco.info/. It must be kept in mind that LESCO’s original public page is at http://lesco.gov.pk, but this alternate website seems to be geared towards the support personnel. Accessing…

  • Walk for the Restoration of Judiciary on 8th May

    Peoples Resistance shall hold a demonstration for Restoration of Judiciary on Thursday May 8th, 2008, at 6:15 pm at Khadda Market DHA (in front of Rahat milk shop). Participants will walk down to the Legal Chief Justice of SHC, Mr. Sabihuddin Ahmed’s house for a 30 minute protest. PR expresses its disappointment that this important…

  • Statement by Peoples Resistance on Restoration of Judiciary

    KARACHI (May 5th): We, the citizens of Pakistan, welcome PPP’s and PML-N’s new promise to restore deposed judges by 12th May 2008. We hope that, this time round, the promise shall be kept. At the same time, we condemn the proposal to retain the ‘judges’ appointed by General (R) Pervez Musharraf after 3 November 2007.…

  • Rehman Malik orchestrates the bye-elections Flip Flop

    The news has slowly come out that Rehman Malik was at the center of this decision to delay the bye-elections. Mr Malik a very close aide of Zardari (and previously Benazir Bhutto) had told the NWFP Chief Minster that the three other provinces and the federal center had agreed to delaying the elections. This in…

  • Toothless Election Commission delays bye-elections

    In a very surprising development the Election Commission of Pakistan has today announced that the by-elections for the vacant seats in the National and Provincial assemblies which was scheduled to be held in June have now been delayed for two months. Immediately at the outset President Musharraf denied any involvement in this development but the…

  • Is 2008 another 1988?

    Guest Blog by Asad Umar A debate has been raging regarding the position taken by the different political players on the issue of restoration of the Nov 2 judiciary. However, not enough has been said, at least in the post election period, regarding the overall context of that strategy of which the issue of restoration…

  • Restitution of judges: A case for constitutional survival

    Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq Huzaima & Ikram After lapse of mutually-agreed and self-imposed condition of 30 days on April 30, 2008 for the restitution of judges announced in Bhurban on March 9, 2008, a new deadline of May 12, 2008 has been announced by Mian Nawaz Sharif in Lahore on May 2, 2008.…

  • Wukla Cola – a Geo.tv spin of ‘Brrr’ Coke commercial

  • SAC Student Protest for the Restoration of Judiciary

    6347|300 In light of the fact that the issue of the restoration of the judiciary once again lies in peril, and with the 30 day countdown finally coming to an end. The students organized a rally that proceeded from Fast University to the PPP Secretariat. The protest brought together the students once more to send…

  • Cosmetic Changes in Islamabad

    Guest Post by temporal from Baithak also posted on Desicritcs Pakistan's Moment: We will fight terrorism — our way appeared under the byline of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani. Since his name is on the mast, I will assume that he takes full responsibility for this article. He writes: It is important for Pakistan —…