Category: Politics
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Humor: The New ‘James Bond of Pakistan’
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Qazi Faiz Isa Talks on ‘You and the Constitution’
This session with Barrister Qazi Faez Isa was recorded a few weeks back on January 25th when he came to Shirkat Gah, Karachi on the invitation of Peoples Resistance & The Green Economics & Globalization Initiative to talk about the political issues related to the constitution of Pakistan. Its been over a month but even…
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Aitzaz gives call for Lawyers Black Flag Week
In a statement issued here from his residence, where he is detained, Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan, President Supreme Court Bar Association, said that a Long March scheduled for March 09 has been postponed to give Parliament time to restore the deposed judges. It has not been cancelled. The lawyers, he said, appreciated the concern of the…
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Educated Punjab’s Uneducated Chief Minister
Guest Blog by Amjad Malik What goes around, comes around was a phrase I heard in my childhood and the fate of our outgoing political machinery is pitiful as they are still conspiring, aspiring and dreaming of forming government by hook or crook despite the fact that air is against them, and they do not…
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Pakistan Has Spoken, Will Democracy Follow? Avaaz.org Petition and AD
Avaaz.org, a very active global online movement with a simple democratic mission has recently petitioned online users to support its campaign to promote democracy in Pakistan. You can participate in either signing the petition which stands at ~84,000 signatures (goal of 150,000) or even contribute to the publication of this full page ad in The…
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People’s Resistance welcomes Election Results, Condemns Blatant Rigging in Karachi
While welcoming the results of the general elections of February 18, the Peoples Resistance noted that the overall results came about despite massive pre-poll manipulation in the form of compromising the independence of judiciary and media, illegal transfers and postings, and an incomplete and flawed electoral role. PR also strongly condemned the widespread rigging itself…
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The nation will not forgive…
Guest Post by Amer Nazir And why should it… The present change has not been brought about by the politicians alone too many unsung heroes have lost their lives… they did not have a distinguished name or title, they just died on the streets… only to figure in a grand total, to add on to…
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Judicial Bus Karachi to Hyderabad – Pictures
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The Failure in the War on Terror – Not Osama but Musharraf
Source: The Harvard Crimson The former head of the Pakistani Inter-Service Intelligences (ISI) political cell recently confessed that he was responsible for political manipulation in Pakistans 2002 elections that led to Islamists coming to power in two provinces and gaining 59 seats in the National Assembly. This fraud was the work of the Americas supposedly…
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Judicial Bus Karachi to Hyderabad – Video
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Pakistan-wide censorship results in 2-hour YouTube Global Shutdown
Yesterday in a funny yet serious incident youtube was knocked off-line for over two hours and in a comedy of events the blame goes squarely on our beloved Pakistan Telecommunication Authority and their attempt to censor the offending video of the Dutch (Right-Wing) Politician Geert Wilders. Yesterday we had reported that the offending video has…
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Rawalpindi blast kills Lt. General
Breaking news-  Bomb blast has taken place in a plaza near the GHQ in Rawalpindi.  8 people reported killed as yet. Surgeon General Mushtaq Baig one of those confirmed dead. I condemn this suicide attack and pray for the innocent departed
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Resolving the Judicial Crisis: A Legal Analysis
(Author’s Name Withheld On Request) circulated on the People’s Resistance network In the wake of some legislative measures introduced and steps taken by the then Chief of the Army Staff and the incumbent President of Pakistan on November 3, 2007 the Honble Chief Justice of Pakistan and a dozen Honble Judges of the Supreme Court…
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Live Blog – Updated @ 17:00: Judicial Bus moves from Karachi to Hyderabad
The progress of the Judicial bus courtesy Faris of People’s Resistance At around 10:00 the judicial bus left the Sindh high court.bar on its way to Malir Bar reaching there at 10:30 where a big crowd of lawyers & activists were gathered. A press conference was held. Finally at around 11:00 they have departed for…
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‘Bolta Pakistan’ censored in certain areas of Pakistan
“Bolta Pakistan” an AAJ.tv show featuring Mushtaq Minhas and Nusrat Javed came ‘on air’ today and barely five minutes later certain parts of the country namely Islamabad and Karachi were taken off the air. A viewer reported that the comparers had started discussing the negotiations taking place between the PPP hierarchy and the US diplomatic…