Category: EmergencyPk07
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CodePink – Vigil Outside a “Sub-Jail” in Lahore
CodePink activists were in Karachi for a few days and later headed off to the northern areas to take more part in the Anti-Martial law activities. Reaching Lahore they have already started making a ruckus and an article by Medea Benjamin on their visit to Aitzaz Ahsan’s house where he has been placed under house…
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Youtube of the People’s Resistance run in with the Police last Sunday
If many might recall the People’s Resistance had a small run-in with the police which almost ended up in a few arrests [Update 1] [Update 2] & [Final Report with pictures], but luckily after some intense negotiations every one was let go, members of the CodePink organization had just landed in Karachi a day earlier…
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Asia Society update : Ali Ahsan makes a point while Conversation remained pro-Musharraf
As per my rant barely a day back on the upcoming discussion at Asia Society on Pakistan where three (pro-government) panelists were invited to present the case for the Government of Pakistan. It started off with Nasim Ashraf who may have been the only one to have argued well at the forum, it soon followed…
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Candle light vigil outside Karachi Press Club
A candle light vigil was organized in support of restoration of democracy back in Pakistan, participants held candles for about one hour, while a number of passerby’s signed the posters on the wall with their comments. It was a touching moment when we encounter an illiterate person who could not write and yet wanted to…
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Musharraf’s Supporters out in full force
Credit = KB
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Shahbaz Sharif’s nomination papers rejected
The Returning Officer Ashtar Abbas rejected the nomination papers Mian Shahbaz Sharif for one National Assembly (NA 119) seat and two Provincial Assembly (PP 141 and PP 142) seats. Tariq Badaruddin Banday, a candidate from NA 119 filed objection against nomination papers of Shahbaz Sharif that the brother of Nawaz Sharif was a bank defaulter.…
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Open letter from Salman Ahmed to Bilal Musharraf
I share with you an open letter sent by Salman Ahmed of Junoon to Bilal Musharraf, son of General Pervaiz Muhsarraf, I had received the email directly from Salman but had resisted the urge to post it since I thought he may have not meant it to go public, but when I read that this…
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Eye witness account of Lahore Protest
A report of the Students Action Committee protest on 30th November as posted by The Neem Revolution on The Emergency Times Students from 21 universities, under the banner of Student Action Committee Lahore, gathered today at Liberty Chowk to publicly voice their dissent. The streets were lined with hundreds of Police Elite forces which warned…
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Students Action Committee Protest in Islamabad
An eyewitness account of the protests organized by Students Action Committee in Islamabad published by The Neem Revolution at The Emergency Times The Protest Rally in Islamabad on Friday turned out to be a huge success, with around 300 people showing up to express their outrage at the continued subversion of the judiciary and media,…
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Pictures from Students Action Committee protest in Lahore
Credit : The Emergency Times
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Letter from the Daughter of CJ Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry
“I am a proud child“ This letter is for all the Judges who refused to take oath under PCO and who happen to be my uncles as well. I had never thought that one day I will have to convey my message to you people like this, through this mode but we know things are…
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Radio Opensource Interviews Omer Alvie
Christopher Lydon of Radio Open Source has just interviewed Omer Alvie, a well known Pakistani blogger who blogs at The Olive Ream and a very passionate Pakistani like many of us. He has a knack of interspersing humor into his writings on his blog that one often wonders where does he come up with all…
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Political Humor on Pakistan
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Asia Society Discussion : Musharraf Government Makes Its Case
On Nov 8 the Asia Society held a Town Hall meeting where discussed the Martial Law in Pakistan, it had a number of panelist from Asma Jahangir, Ayaz Amir to Najam Sethi, for a real thought provoking and interesting discussion, anyone who missed the show can listen to the entire recording online on Asia Society’s…
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Geo Back on Air, but local cable network still Blocking the transmission
Reports are coming in that the Dubai Media City had agreed to lift ban on the broadcasts from the midnight of 29th November. However the ban inside Pakistan, through the cable systems continues. Geo had earlier moved the Sindh High Court where the Pakistani government took the position that they are not aware of any…