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Category: Judiciary

  • Iftikhar Day on 31st January – protest at KPC

    Sindh High Court Bar Association is planning to commemorate 31st January as Iftikhar Day to highlight the hardships faced by the legal community in Pakistan following the illegal imposition of emergency on Nov 3rd in Pakistan. The SHCBA will have a bar meeting and then take out a procession to finally stage a massive protest…

  • Independence of Judiciary: A Lost Cause?

    Guest Post by Anam Jamali Pakistan enjoys a history of judicial slavery and subordination – excuse me for the blunt and unparliamentary use of words as I understand having such opinion is an offense nowadays. Symbolic of judicial politicization is Judge Roland Freisler, a Nazi German Judge, whose court provided protection and legal cover to…

  • Judges under siege by Qazi Faez Isa

    Published in the opinion section of Dawn on 28th January 2008 Carry a placard “Release Justice Rana Bhagwandas and you will be thrown into the slammer. FIR No.13/08 lodged at the Clifton Town police station confirms the highhandedness of Musharrafs despotic regime. Justice Rana Bhagwandas started his judicial career as a civil judge at the…

  • Imran Khan Brings Anti-Musharraf Effort to US – NPR

    A short audio report on The Morning Edition of NPR talks about Imran Khan’s visit to the United States. He continues to argue for the independence of Judiciary and the need to pressure the American lobby to stop patronizing one man as the sole savior for all problems in Pakistan. Hear the discussion here [audio:https://teeth.com.pk/blog/wp-content/audio/nprimrankhan.mp3]…

  • Open Letter to President of Pakistan General (Retd) Pervaiz Musharraf

    An open letter to President General (Retd) Pervaiz Musharraf from Masood Sharif Khan Khattak Dear Mr President, The destructive events of 2007 cannot be wished away. The naked assault of your government on the judiciary, led by yourself from the front, on 09 March, 2007, triggered off a chain of events that need not be…

  • Canadian, Dutch and Hong Kong lawyers conclude that Emergency Measures are illegitimate

    Canadian, Dutch and Hong Kong lawyers conclude that Emergency Measures are illegitimate and call on Pakistan to restore the law and redress violations Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and the Dutch Lawyers for Lawyers Foundation (L4L) call for: The immediate unconditional release of all jurists arrested under preventative detention…

  • Massive protest in London against Musharraf

    Join Asma Jehangir, Imran Khan, Jemima Khan, PTI, PML-N, PPP and others at Demo outside Downing Street, London A massive protest is being planned against Musharraf in UK. All concerned, students, lawyers, civil societies, political party workers, etc. are invited to come to this protest. If you are in or around London on the 28th,…

  • Bhagwandas no longer under House Arrest

    It is good to hear of confirmed reports that Justice Rana Bhagwandas is no longer under a house arrest. We may all recall that only a week back the police had been instructed to place him under house arrest mostly aimed at softening the out spoken judge his crime being that he made a statement…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Pictures: Justice Rana Bhagwandas under House Arrest

  • 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…

  • SAC Protest Call in Lahore at Minar-e-Pakistan at 2pm today

    The Student Action Committee (Lahore) has called for a protest on the 8th of January 2008 at 2 pm at Minar-e-Pakistan. In full collaboration with civil society groups, lawyers and activists; this protest is to be registered against the removal of the Pre Nov 3rd judiciary that stood for a just rule of law and…