Tag: Activism

  • Vigil for Muneer Malik’s Recovery

    People’s Resistance would like to issue a call for a 6-hour vigil outside SIUT today 7th Dec for the quick recovery of Mr. Muneer Malik. Please show up in full force and share your concern for this great leader and his struggling medial condition. Location : SIUT Karachi Date: 7th December 2007 Time: 6 pm…

  • People’s Resistance issues a Protest Call for 13th Dec in Karachi

    The meeting held at Karachi Press Club was a great success which was attended by quite a number of political parties, civil society groups, lawyers, laborers and student organizations. It was mutually accepted to answer to the call of People’s Resistance on the 13th of December holding a protest rally at Regal Chowk at 4:00pm…

  • Justice Shahid Siddiqi’s eviction orders in Lahore

    The People’s Resistance network is abuzz with news that Justice Shahid Siddiqui is being evicted from his home in Lahore Asad Jamal in Lahore messaged at about 10.30 pm that Justice Shahid Siddiqui may be evicted from his official residence now. He later sent a text message saying: “Scores of lawyers & civil society activists…

  • Youtube of the People’s Resistance run in with the Police last Sunday

    If many might recall the People’s Resistance had a small run-in with the police which almost ended up in a few arrests [Update 1] [Update 2] & [Final Report with pictures], but luckily after some intense negotiations every one was let go, members of the CodePink organization had just landed in Karachi a day earlier…

  • People’s Resistance Media Brief – 29th Nov 2007

    People’s Resistance has issued a Media brief – a shortened summary for all the news and information happening in the political arena of Pakistan. Download the PDF version of the People’s Resistance Media Brief

  • Muneer Malik shifted to SIUT, Karachi

    It is being reported by a representative of HRCP in Karachi that Muneer A Malik has been shifted to SIUT in Karachi. Considering his critical condition where he had renal issues I hope the doctors can help him recover to be able to face these crooks in Pakistan. The People’s Resistance group is coordinating an…

  • Citizens delegation meets non-PCO judges of the Sindh High Court

    Report prepared by People’s Resistance Judges of Sind High Court who did not take oath under the PCO of Nov 3 were surprised when they gathered for dinner at one of their homes, where a large delegation of ordinary citizens — students, businessmen, accountants, corporate executives, journalists, and activists were waiting with flowers and cake…

  • Justice (retd) Tariq Mahmood in critical condition

    It has just been reported on a People’s Resistance network that another political prisoner Justice (retd) Tariq Mahmood is also in critical condition and has been shifted from the Kot Lakhpat prison to Service Hospital, more updates to follow. Source quoting this news reports that it was on Aaj.tv

  • Flowers for Muneer A. Malik

    Concerned Citizens in Islamabad took the initiative to visit Muneer Malik while he has been admitted in a critical medical condition at PIMS Islamabad, his ailing condition was solely created by shear neglect on the part of the government of Pakistan aka Pervaiz Musharraf. These pictures were passed to us in an email to the…

  • People’s Resistance Media Brief – 25th Nov 2007

    The latest edition of Peoples Resistance Media Brief – 25th Nov 2007 (PDF) is available for download

  • People’s Resistance faces Police Resistance

    A flurry of SMS’s were posted on this blog which started of first on that I might actually be arrested by the police and my car impounded and a good 30 or so minutes later I posted that I was free to go credit to some intense on street side negotiations by the men and…

  • Update on Muneer A. Malik’s medical condition – Not Good

    Received on the People’s Resistance network We went to see Muneer A. Malik today, I will also send the photos of the protest we organised outside PIMS. He is in a critical condition. His creatinine level is very high he has undergone a dialysis and a second one is due in about half an hour.…

  • Missing in Pakistan – Documentary

    A very touching film which must be watched by all alike, it was set to be released on Nov 21st in a viewing at FAST-NU Lahore but the authorities clamped down on this and prevented the viewing. Since then it has moved on to the digital world originally uploaded at [ The Critique Aggregator ]…

  • Update @ 1430: Restrictions on SC Judges tightened

    People’s Resistance Legal Team reports After an announcement by the Ministry of Interior yesterday that there were no restrictions on judges imprisoned in their residences in Islamabad, a group of lawyers decided to meet them to test this assertion. The lawyers who were accompanied by Justice (retired) Wajihuddin, were prevented from visiting the Judges Colony…

  • Update @ 0402: People’s Resistance condemns Lathi Charge & Arrest of Journalists

    Civil Society Condemns Lathi Charge and Arrest of Journalists KARACHI, NOV 20: The civil society coalition People’s Resistance condemns in the strongest terms the brutal police lathi charge on unarmed journalists outside the Karachi Press Club and the arrests of Karachi Union of Journalists’ President Shamimur Rehman, Karachi Press Club President Sabihuddin Ghausi, Secretary General…