Category: CrisisPk
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Report from Asad, who was Arrested outside Justice Bhagwandas’s House
First of all let me thank all those who turned up at the thana and showed concern. Since we were inside not sure exactly who was outside. Did meet Abira, Moneeza, Urooj and Riaz inside. just for your information we have been released after registration of FIR’s against us under section 147 & 148. The…
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Pictures after the Release of Activists from the Police Station
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Pictures of the Peaceful Vigil outside J. Bhagwandas’s House
The People’s Resistance would like to share with the world images from the ‘peaceful’ candle light vigil held outside the house of Justice Rana Bhagwandas who has been placed under house arrest since yesterday. Civil Society members showed up today to show their support and solidarity with the honorable justice during this difficult time. It…
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Report from Darakshan Police Station After the Arrests
I would like to share an email sent into the People’s Resistance network by Abira Ashfaq who managed to sneak inside the poilce station along with Moneeza to help keep an eye on the 8 civil society activsits arrested outside Rana Bhagwandas’s House So everyone is out. The good news is that many people and…
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Update @ 2330: Activists charged for 144 and Released on Bail
In good news the eight arrested activists of the civil society were just released now after having being charged for violating Section 144 (unlawful assembly) and were released after having posted bail. All are well and sitting peacefully at home sharing their rendezvous with the police, pictures and updates to soon follow, including a mug…
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Update @ 2120: Police NOT Letting any Reporters or Human Rights Activists to meet the arrested
In an apparent attempt to coverup something the Darakshan Police station are not allowing any press inside the premises and neither are they permitting any human right activists to witness the process being conducted inside the police station where over 10 people of the civil society were arrested outside Justice Bhagwandas residence Spread the word…
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Update @ 1935: Over 10 arrested outside Bhagwandas House
BREAKING NEWS: At 6:30 donzens of members of People’s Resistance & CMKP staged a peaceful candle light vigil outside the house of Rana Bhagwandas. The members were stationed near the gate of his house holding candles and all off a sudden the lights were switched off in the area and within the darkness the police…
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Vigil in Lahore for Judiciary
From activists in Lahore: Can we let apathy and general fatigue have the best of us while the government continues its draconian orders? How long will Aitzaz Ahsan, Muneer Malik and Ali Kurd remain in arbitrary house arrest? Just Yesterday the Honorable CHIEF JUSTICE Iftikhar Chaudry was given illegal orders to VACATE his residence in…
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Candle Light Vigil for Justice Bhagwandas
Justice Bhagwandas is under house arrest since yesterday. Show your solidarity with men of principle and stature. Join us for a candle-light vigil outside his home this evening. PLEASE BRING CANDLES !! Those attending “Discussion with Qazi Faez Isa” are requested to join. Date: Today, January 14, 2007. Time: 6:30 pm Location: Near Punjab Chowrangi…
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You and the Consititution : A seminar by People’s Resistance
“CONSTITUTIONALISM AND SOCIAL JUSTICE: WHY THE RULE OF LAW MATTERS TO THE LIVES OF ORDINARY PEOPLE” a discussion talk with Qazi Faez Isa Isnt a constitution supposed to enforce our fundamental rights? Why does it seem to be silent on violations instead? What does the constitution have to say on communal and public property? On…
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Pictures: Justice Rana Bhagwandas under House Arrest
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Justice Bhagwandas placed under House Arrest
It is being reported that the deposed non-PCO judge Justice Baghwandas has been placed under house arrest. Justice Bhagwandas was one of the judges who was forcibly thrown into retirement since he along with over 60 Supreme Court and High Court judges who refused to sign an illegal consitutionsl order as prescribed by General Pervaiz…
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Pakistans Nuclear Integrity under International threat
Dr Arif Alvi shares his genuine thoughts and concerns of how he percives the buildup of an American threat to our nuclear arsenal. The recent comments and indicators seriously show that it is not too far to imagine that very soon the US will in all likelihood may engage the United Nations (like their false…
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American Journalist Deported from Pakistan today after publication of NY Times Magazine Article
An American journalist, Nicholas Schmidle, who authored the article “Next Gen Taliban ” that appeared in Sunday’s New York Times Magazine has been deported from Pakistan. He was forced to leave today — Friday, 11 January. Schmidle will be returning to Washington, DC on Saturday and will be joining a panel I am moderating Monday…
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Bomb Blast in Lahore 25 killed
A suicide bomber, apparently targeting police officers, detonated an explosive outside a court in Lahore Thursday, killing at least 25 people and injuring 39 others, police said. Among the dead were 22 police officers and three civilians the blast occurred in the city’s commercial district, moments before lawyers were set to begin a rally outside…