Category: Pakistan
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Update @ 0040: Imran Khan vows Protest
Imran Khan has vowed that he continues to lead full-fledged struggle against these recent unconstitutional steps taken by the Government to clamp down on the voice of opposition and he hoped that the youth could be mobilized in this connection. The PTI chief expressed concern that we must prepare for some more unconstitutional steps to…
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Update @ 0026: Petitions signed against martial law at DC protest / Part – 2
There have been numerous speeches. A lot of media presence is here. People are signing petitions against the Martial Law in Pakistan.
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Update @ 0022: Demonstrators increase during DC Protest / Part – 1
There are over 150 people here protesting against the Martial Law in Pakistan. We want civil Law not Martial law is what everyone is on about.
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Update @ 2337: Protest underway in Washington DC right now
DC protest has started successfully. Speeches are being delivered. About 100 people are here. Chants of Musharraf Must Go are all around
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Update @ 2103: Joint Indo-Pak Peace Network call for removal of martial law
The joint Indian-Pakistan Peace Network have issued a statement expressing deep concern about the imposition of emergency in Pakistan: “The Diaspora of India and Pakistan, in particular the citizens of Pakistan living in Canada, are deeply saddened and gravely concerned on the imposition of a state of emergency in Pakistan by General Pervez Musharraf. We…
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Update @ 2013: Police raids, more arrests and websites blocked
Via an IPS journalist and one of our SMS reporters on the ground: – The central leader of the Communist Party of Pakistan — Jam Saqi, was away while police raided his house in Hyderababad – A heavy police contingent is visible outside the Karachi Press Club while PPP activists Saeed Boota, Anis Fatima and…
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Update @ 1957: PPP leaders arrested
Via SMS: 200 PPP workers and leaders arrested in Karachi, including Qaim Ali Shah, Raza Rabbani & Yusuf Talpur. Police are reported to begun baton charging.
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Update @ 1107: Footage from the Pakistan peace rally in Paris yesterday
On Saturday, over 100 high-spirited students and members of the Pakistani community in Paris braved cold winds in Paris to demonstrate in favor of the restoration of the fundamental rights of the citizens of Pakistan and the Pakistani lawyers. The student organizers estimate that their rally delivered their message to over 4,000 tourists who had…
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Update @ 0942: National Party’s General Secretary is targeted by Pakistani Government
Via e-mail from Umar Farooq with the People’s 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: Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo, General Secretary National Party, was sent on judicial remand to Landhi District Jail on November 8, 2007. Since hen…
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Update @ 0049: Support for non-PCO judges under pressure
Via e-mail from Beena on supporting those judges who have not taken oath under the new PCO and are being pressurized by the current regime to do so: Justice (r.) Wajihuddin told some visitors at his Karachi residence on Sunday that the judges are under tremendous pressure to take oath. One of the Sindh High…
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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…
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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…
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Update @ 2021: Candlelight vigil in Karachi
Blogged via SMS: 20 people attended the candlelight vigil at 7pm tonight, people were asking for reinstatement of judges and lifting of emergency rule.
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Update @ 1615: Three Rockets Fired at Risalpur Academy
Reports are coming in that three rockets were fired in Naushera most likely targeting the Pakistan Air Force Academy, Risalpur. Source say that these were fired from an unknown location one detonated in an empty hostel and two electric transformers. The second rocket was felt at the Export Processing Zone, while the third in an…
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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…