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Author: ange

  • Update @ 0018: Candle light vigil held at CJ in Islamabad

    The following report comes in to us via e-mail from Wasim Baig who informs us about the happenings that took place at the candle light vigil tonight in Islamabad: There was a candle light vigil and a special show of support on the occasion of Diwali for Justice Bhagwandas tonight. CJ is a popular hangout…

  • Update @ 2304: Musharaff to speak with media tomorrow

    According to Pakistan’s attorney general, the state of emergency, also known as martial law, will be lifted in one month while the case of Musharaff’s eligibility on running for elections will be decided as soon as the Supreme Court fixes a date, pending two more judges to complete it’s bench. Via the Geo TV news…

  • Update @ 1543: Communique on Pakistan by Paris Bar Association’s Chairman

    The following is the English translation (thanks to Claude Almansi) of a message to lawyers and the judiciary in Pakistan who have been arrested in the past few days by the Chairman — Yves Repiquet, of the Paris Bar Association. First blogged here (in French) and the original press release (in French) is now available…

  • Update @ 1340: UPenn presents panel on Pakistan’s political & civil crisis – Nov 14

    Received via e-mail from a student with the South Asia Center at the University of Pennsylvania in the US: South Asia Center presents a Panel Discussion on “Pakistan: Political and Civil Crisis” and co-sponsored by the Department of South Asia Studies at the University of Pennsylvania on Wednesday, November 14th 2007, starting at 5pm, located…

  • Update @ 1215: Candlelight vigil at Lahore Press Club tonight

    A large rally is being planned at the Lahore Press Club in Pakistan today. There have been peace rallies throughout the week and several activists, journalists, students, lawyers and academicians have been arrested and detained. It’s been a week since the Chief of Army Staff declared the state of emergency also known as martial law.…

  • Update @ 1100: LUMS faculty have been released on bail

    The following information was sent in to us from one of our sources, a student at LUMS (Lahore University for Management Sciences): Faculty who had earlier been arrest from the LUMS (Lahore University for Management Sciences) have now been released on bail while the two groups of people who were arrested on Sunday and Monday…

  • Update @0930: American Bar Association organizes national rally in DC – Nov 14

    Received via e-mail from the president of the ABA (American Bar Association) — William Neukom, through one of the ABA’s lawyers, ABA is calling on all lawyers across the US to join the peace rally in DC on Wednesday this week where they will be marching to the US Supreme Court to show their support…

  • Update @ 0304: AMF’s Global Day of Action against Media Curbs

    Received via e-mail from the Asia Media Forum: The media in Pakistan is under threats and attacks both by militants and the military-led state authorities. Asia Media Forum (AMF) Pakistan Chapter has condemned the brutal actions against media and has appealed to all journalists in Asia to observe a Global Day of Action on November…

  • Update @ 0210: Peace rallies in London & San Francisco tomorrow

    Received via e-mail from student bodies at universites in the UK and US: A peace rally being held in London, UK tomorrow starts at 1400 BST in front of Downing Street and it is expected that there will be a huge turnout while at 1400 in San Francisco , USA a rally is being staged…

  • Update @ 2113: Images from today’s Peace Rally at LUMS

    The following images (via Flickr) were taken by the student body at LUMS (Lahore University for Management Sciences) where students marked Iqbal day in a peace rally on-campus while calling for the imposition of the state of emergency also known as martial law, to be lifted in Pakistan. People’s faces have been blurred in these…

  • Update @ 2030: Peace Rally outside MacDonald’s in Karachi today

    The following came into us via e-mail from a representative with the Peoples’ Resistance which is a coalition of various organizations, left-wing political parties, NGOs and human rights organizations, labor and trade-union federations, academics, students, and citizens, demonstrated today (Friday) evening outside MacDonald’s at Sea View in Clifton in a flash peace rally: The public…

  • Update @ 2012: Police surround Geo News Bureau in Islamabad

    Via news tickers: Geo News bureau in Islamabad have been surrounded by police in an apparent bid to shut down the transmission and editorial work. The city’s district Magistrate has given security forces an order to cordon off the Geo News offices.

  • Update @ 1830: Police cordon off Imran Khan’s house

    Received via SMS: Imran Khan’s house has been cordoned off by the police while Pakistani security forces have surrounded Shaukat Khanam Hospital in Lahore while in Rawalpindi, riot police have fired tear gas shells to disperse PPP (Pakistan People’s Party) political workers at the Committee Chowk.

  • Update @ 1745: Imran Khan sends message on the battle for Pakistan

    We received the following e-mail from Imran Khan who highlights the massive crackdown on genuine opposition, police brutality being used as a tool to induce fear for those attending peace rallies, and the need to restore an independent judiciary among other valuable insights: The imposition of martial law under the garb of emergency should make…

  • Update @ 1614: Bhutto prevented from attending rally in Rwalpindi

    Bhutto tried to leave her compound in Islamabad 35 minutes ago to Rawalpindi but the police didn’t allow her to, she then made her way into her white SUV with a loudspeaker, her supporters surrounded her land cruiser and have broken through lines of police cordons. She was supposed to deliver her speech to the…