Category: SMS
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Update @ 1830: Police cordon off Imran Khan’s house
Received via SMS: Imran Khan’s house has been cordoned off by the police while Pakistani security forces have surrounded Shaukat Khanam Hospital in Lahore while in Rawalpindi, riot police have fired tear gas shells to disperse PPP (Pakistan People’s Party) political workers at the Committee Chowk.
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Update 1600: Bomb goes off in Peshawar
News tickers via Geo TV: A loud explosion was heard in Peshawar a few minutes ago and initial reports via SMS indicate that 4 people have been in killed in the bomb blast. Geo TV journalist (stated that a MPA peer), Mohammad Khan, is among those who have been injured. Federal Minister, Ameer Muqam is…
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Update @ 1520: Rubber bullets fired at demonstrators in Rawalpindi
Just received the following via SMS (although cell phone voice reception has been disrupted by the jammers, the text messaging service is functional): Benazir Bhutto is trying to reach Liaquat Bagh while Pakistani security forces have fired rubber bullets at demonstrators in Rawalpindi where a peace rally is being held today by the PPP (Pakistan…
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Update @ 0020: New ammendment to Pakistani Army act
According to sources within the Pakistani security forces, amendments have been made to the Army act of 1952 and any civilian can be arrested under the act and tried in military courts while hoarders and profiteers are to be tried in special courts. The revised act also states that attacks on armed forces is now…
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Update @ 0015: Shahbaz Sharif urges students – rally peacefully
I have just got off the phone with Nawaz Sharif’s younger brother in the UK — Shahbaz Sharif, who gave out important advice for students and asked for the following message to be sent out to all students in Pakistan and overseas who are attending rallies, that they must remain peaceful and keep rallies non-violent:…
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Update @ 13:40: Police Outside LUMS, Lahore
An email has just come in that the Inspector General Police has given orders to the Police, Rangers and Ant-Terrorist Force to arrest the students from LUMS where a protest rally was scheduled today at 13:00 Four Army trucks and a police convoy have been positioned outside LUMS. The protest is still to proceed only…
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Update @ 2223: Rawalpindi’s state administation bans PPP meetings
Via SMS from a representative with the PPP (Pakistan People’s Party): Pakistan’s provincial administrative government in Rawalpindi has issued an alert to police and military forces in a statement, banning all public meetings organized by the PPP including rallies, with immediate effect. Follow-up Update The PPP have indicated that their meetings on November 9th, including…
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Update @ 2230 via SMS: Police arrest Qazi Hussain
The leader of Jamaat e-Islami party, Qazi Hussain has been arrested by Police for stating that the state of emergency is just martial law.
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Update @ 2145: PPP (political) rally in Islamabad tomorrow
An update has come in that the PPP (Pakistan People’s Party) are planning to organize a rally to be staged tomorrow (Wednesday) which starts off at 4pm in front of the Parliament House in Islamabad. Benazir Bhutto who has now landed in Islamabad appeared earlier this evening on private media channels to encourage people to…
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Update @ 1800: Phone services restored in Islamabad
Cell phone services have been restored approx. an hour ago in Islamabad with confirmed reports coming in via our comments sections as well as via text messages from friends within the city. Although the landlines and cell phone coverage is back up, reception in certain parts of Islamabad is noisy with audible background interferences. As…
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View Geo TV in Pakistan via satellite
Satellite: PAS 10 Position: 68.5 degrees east Downlink: band c Frequency 4124mhz Polarity V Symbol: 19850 Fec: 3/4 Some more links on Geo.tv Geo Tv Blackballed because of Imran Khan Govt Bans Kamran Khan’s GEO.tv Show Wukla Cola – a Geo.tv spin of ‘Brrr’ Coke commercial Geo News Blocked in Sindh Geo back on air…