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Lahore Electric Supply Corp (http://LESCO.info) – Honeypot for Privacy leaks
ReallyVirtual, a fellow blogger from Lahore accidentally stumbled across a major security flaw, a few weeks back, within the website of the Lahore Electric Supply Corporation (LESCO) http://www.lesco.info/. It must be kept in mind that LESCO’s original public page is at http://lesco.gov.pk, but this alternate website seems to be geared towards the support personnel. Accessing…
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Walk for the Restoration of Judiciary on 8th May
Peoples Resistance shall hold a demonstration for Restoration of Judiciary on Thursday May 8th, 2008, at 6:15 pm at Khadda Market DHA (in front of Rahat milk shop). Participants will walk down to the Legal Chief Justice of SHC, Mr. Sabihuddin Ahmed’s house for a 30 minute protest. PR expresses its disappointment that this important…
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Statement by Peoples Resistance on Restoration of Judiciary
KARACHI (May 5th): We, the citizens of Pakistan, welcome PPP’s and PML-N’s new promise to restore deposed judges by 12th May 2008. We hope that, this time round, the promise shall be kept. At the same time, we condemn the proposal to retain the ‘judges’ appointed by General (R) Pervez Musharraf after 3 November 2007.…
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Rehman Malik orchestrates the bye-elections Flip Flop
The news has slowly come out that Rehman Malik was at the center of this decision to delay the bye-elections. Mr Malik a very close aide of Zardari (and previously Benazir Bhutto) had told the NWFP Chief Minster that the three other provinces and the federal center had agreed to delaying the elections. This in…
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Toothless Election Commission delays bye-elections
In a very surprising development the Election Commission of Pakistan has today announced that the by-elections for the vacant seats in the National and Provincial assemblies which was scheduled to be held in June have now been delayed for two months. Immediately at the outset President Musharraf denied any involvement in this development but the…
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Is 2008 another 1988?
Guest Blog by Asad Umar A debate has been raging regarding the position taken by the different political players on the issue of restoration of the Nov 2 judiciary. However, not enough has been said, at least in the post election period, regarding the overall context of that strategy of which the issue of restoration…
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Restitution of judges: A case for constitutional survival
Huzaima Bukhari & Dr. Ikramul Haq Huzaima & Ikram After lapse of mutually-agreed and self-imposed condition of 30 days on April 30, 2008 for the restitution of judges announced in Bhurban on March 9, 2008, a new deadline of May 12, 2008 has been announced by Mian Nawaz Sharif in Lahore on May 2, 2008.…
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Wukla Cola – a Geo.tv spin of ‘Brrr’ Coke commercial
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SAC Student Protest for the Restoration of Judiciary
6347|300 In light of the fact that the issue of the restoration of the judiciary once again lies in peril, and with the 30 day countdown finally coming to an end. The students organized a rally that proceeded from Fast University to the PPP Secretariat. The protest brought together the students once more to send…
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Cosmetic Changes in Islamabad
Guest Post by temporal from Baithak also posted on Desicritcs Pakistan's Moment: We will fight terrorism — our way appeared under the byline of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani. Since his name is on the mast, I will assume that he takes full responsibility for this article. He writes: It is important for Pakistan —…
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Dubai Talks seemingly successful
Nawaz Sharif has briefly announced from Dubai that the talks with Asif Ali Zardari have completed and leaders have finally agreed on the restoration of judiciary according to the Murree Declaration, formal and full announcement will be made in Lahore tomorrow Now one must wonder what compromises were made to reach this understanding since the…
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Understanding the Global Food Crisis
A major food crisis has come knocking on our doors and will most definitely engulf the poorest of nations in a survival for the fittest while the rich mill most definitely survive as they sit comfortably on top of the food chain. It is time that we do our part to help alleviate the food…
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‘Walk for Judiciary’ a huge success
6335|300 The Walk for Judiciary which was organized by the People’s Resistance today was a huge success. It was staged specifically today on the 30th of April as it marked the 30 day deadline as stipulated within the Murree Declaration. A large group of Karachiites gathered together at Khadda Market DHA to initially stage a…
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Walk in Karachi for Judiciary – 30th April
Peoples Resistance shall hold a demonstration for restoration of judiciary on Wednesday April 30, 2008, at 6 pm at Dalton Market DHA, (in front of Rahat milk shop). Participants will walk down to the Legal Chief Justice of SHC, Mr. Sabihuddin Ahmed’s house for a 30 minute protest. PR expresses its disappointment that this important…
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Mainay Uss Say Yeh Kaha – Habib Jalib
A poem by Habib Jalib called “Musheer” (advisor) [lyrics]. Jalib wrote it as a satirical piece against Hafiz Jalandari in the period of Ayub Khan. It is equally valid today. Credits: Shahram Azhar – Vocals Taimur Rahman – Music Mahvash Waqar – Backing Vocals Taimur Khan – Director Producer Dita Peskova – Assistant Director Jamie…
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