Category: Pakistan
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Humor: Jat in London
Hit and run by Shakir Husain Published in The News Pakistan is lucky enough to have a visionary leader in the form of`Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain whose family has sacrificed so much for the people of Pakistan. So when this great leader’s younger brother Wajahat Hussain and three nephews were detained under the anti-terrorist law at…
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Wiredpakistan.com blocked in Pakistan
WiredPakistan.com a technology blog and the forum run by KO for the past year has in a very astonishing development come under the censorship umbrella as per the directive issued by Network Operations Center at the Pakistan Internet Exchange. A careful watch has been setup to monitor which ISP’s comply with this directive and as…
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Ali Ahmad Kurd re-detained for 30 days
Pakistani authorities have yet again detained Ali Ahmed Kurd only after releasing the lawyer jsut a few days ago. Ali Ahmad Kurd was first held in November when President Musharraf imposed emergency rule. He was released last week but has now been detained again. “Mr Kurd was trying to leave Quetta. He has been served…
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The Youth Revolution in Pakistan
I share with you an email written by Masood Sharif Khan Khattak who discusses the youth revolution in Pakistan following the ordeal faced by a few young activists of Student Action Committee in Lahore Assalam Alaikum All, The younger generation of Pakistan gives me a lot of hope that all may not be lost as…
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With extreme prejudice?
A volunteer from the Student Action Committee writes on the SAC Lahore incident based on narratives by the SAC Lahore activist who were roughed up in Punjab College On two consecutive days, 1st and 2nd February, the staff (security personnel as well as faculty members) of Punjab College, Muslim Town have tried to deny the…
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SAC Lahore, exposes Punjab College & Caretaker Minister for Special Education
SAC Lahore held a press conference today at 1:00pm against the Punjab College and its administration for attacking their activists yesterday The Students Action Committee (Lahore) held a short but vehement protest against the brutal assault by Punjab College’s establishment on four SAC representatives and a bystander driver. Held outside the Press club today at…
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Kiyani & Musharraf, all seems not to well
A picture is worth a thousand words Credit: WhizNews Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Kayani and President (retired Gen and former COAS) Pervez Musharraf sit together during the missile training launch of Ghauri (Hatf V). According to analysts, their postures and body languages indicate “all’s not well” between the two. It has been reliably…
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Justice Tariq Advised Physiotherapy & Surgery
It has been reported in Dawn that Justice Tariq has been advised physiotherapy for his ailing backche and swollen knees and with further investigation it reveled that he had a hair line fracture in his left knee Doctors at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) here on Saturday advised physiotherapy to justice Tariq Mehmood…
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Rally Pictures from Nasir Bagh, Lahore
Credit: The Emergency Times – LINK
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Report From Lahore: SAC Members brutally attacked at Punjab College
A detailed report of the incident that occurred today at Punjab College which involved the roughing up of activists of Student Action Committee. Published in the Emergency Times Blog – [llink] Today, the true nature of the establishment was unleashed in full colours. As a sequel to yesterday’s assault against a PU teacher and an…
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Arif Hasan talks on “Urbanization, Politics, Public & National Interest”
A two part series of lectures are scheduled to be delivered by Arif Hasan on “Urbanization, Politics, Public & National Interest”. The part one of this series is being held tomorrow at Shirkat Gah, Karachi. The invitation is as follows To undo damage, one has to know what caused it to find solutions. We have…
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Re-Arrest of Leaders of the Lawyers Condemned
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has issued a very strong statement regarding the re-arrest of Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan & Justice (R) Mr.Tariq Mehmood today specially after setting them free barely 24 hours ago Senator (R) Iqbal Haider Secretary General of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned re-arrest of Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan…
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SAC Lahore activists thrashed again at Punjab College
SAC Lahore is reporting that a few of its activists in Punjab College, Lahore were rounded up by about 10 college members and given a severe thrashing. The SAC volunteers were the same people who were served up a thrashing a day earlier as well, Defying the oppression he showed up once again at the…
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SAC Lahore activsts beaten up & manhandled
Reported via the Emergency Times blog In two separate incidents of brutality, typical of the oppressive nature of the regime and its partisan brute components, a member and an advisers of the Students Action Committee were harassed and beaten up. Outside the Punjab University New Campus mosque, students Rafi ullah Awan, Yasir Abdul Haleem, M…
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Kurd & Tariq Mehmood released, but others will remain under House Arrest
It is being reported that Lawyer Ali Ahmed Kurd in Peshawar and Justice Tariq Mehmood in Quetta have been released from their house arrest which has lasted for around three months imposed by the Pakistani Government. Caretaker Information Minister Nisar Memon said the moves were aimed at creating a good atmosphere during this month’s parliamentary…