Author: ange
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Update @ 1600: Chairperson of Pak Human Rights Commission – under house arrest
A few minutes ago, Al Jazeera TV broadcasted a roundup of happenings in the blogosphere which have been picked up via Global Voices, including reactions by Pakistani bloggers while airing Dr. Awab’s warning to bloggers in Pakistan urging them to play it safe while blogging considering that martial law is in effect. In a telephone…
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Update @ 0244: Geo TV’s website back online
Geo TV is now back online and have posted an announcement on their homepage stating that due to enormously heavy traffic on their website, they are presenting a light text-version with latest news updates while the full version of the website will be available in a few hours. A summary of the main points of…
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Musharraf’s taped address to nation – Part 4
it saddens me the most that after all we have achieved in 7 years, pakistan’s upsurge taking a downward trend, i personally with all facts available to me, consider that inaction at this moment is suicide for pakistan and i can not allow this country to commit suicide. therefore, i had to take this action…
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Musharraf’s taped address to nation – Part 3
i would like to say as well that some channels, our tv channels, some of them, some programs, they start criticizing government in negative sense, they just talk about negatives, no positives, they were discussing about uncertainty that is how they put some, it was in 1999, no other tv channel but ptv, now my…
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Musharraf’s taped address to nation – Part 2
When in 1999 i took charge of the government, i was intended to take in process a democracratic step and i took that process gradually to change and transfer power to elected reps of the people, now when i took that my strategy was to control administration and move towards stage two. When in 2002,…
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Musharraf’s taped address to nation – Part 1
(I’m still transcribing this via the translations from an Al Jazeera reporter on the ground, so please excuse typos and the like) My brothers and sisters all over pakistan, peace be upon you, i’m addressing at this moment. Pakistan, is running a crisis, home security is happening, because of domestic violence, this is very important…
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Update @ 2125: Musharraf’s live address to nation cancelled
Musharraf’s live address to the nation has been cancelled and instead a taped address is set to be released to news agencies shortly, reasons for the cancellation states that Musharraf is still in the process of preparing his address highlighting the needs behind his decision to declare a state of emergency. The suspended articles within…
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Update @ 2105: Press Restrictions to be imposed at 1900 GMT
Pakistan rangers take up positions in many parts of Pakistan News correspondent from Al Jazeera confirms that at 1900 GMT today (03/10/07), a media blackout will be imposed on all media, new restrictions are being imposed on type of reporting allowed, may it be internet, radio or TV and those found violating regulations will be…
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Via Satellite TV: Images from the ground
(Image above – AAJ TV downlink has been suspended in Pakistan, 20 minutes ago) (Image above: ARYOnline, footage of this TV channel in Pakistan and live feeds of others are being posted every couple of minutes to pkpolitics.com) (Check points and road blocks have sprouted up across the streets in Karachi and Lahore)
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Update @ 2230
PPP Workers welcome Benazir Bhutto at Karachi Airport Downlink of AAJ TV suspended in Pakistan US Department of State issues alert that the US government is deeply disturbed by imposition of emergency in Pakistan & the Secretary of State stressed that latest moves by Pakistan are regrettable. In less than 30 minutes, Musharraf is set…
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Benazir Bhutto arrives in Pakistan
Via AryOne TV: 1) Benazir Bhutto arrives in Karachi 2) Justice Amanullah takes oath under new PCO as Chief Justice of Balochistan 3) M. Afzhal Somoro takes oath under new PCO as Chief Justice of Sindh high court. 4) TV Stations across the globe including CNN and BBC are reporting that mobile phones and sms…