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  • Zardari and Sharif vow to restore Judiciary within 30 days of formation of Parliament

    In a joint statement of Nawaz Sharif and Asif Zardari they have come together to form a coalition govt and have promised to reinstate all deposed judges within 30 days of Parliament. Aitzaz Ahsan welcomes this new development and states that countdown will begin. In all honesty this could be the ‘face-saving’ excuse that Nawaz…

  • Aitzaz Ahsan’s call for Black Flag Week (9th-16th March)

  • Aitzaz Ahsan Welcomed to Karachi

    Karachi gave a rousing welcome to Aitzaz Ahsan on his arrival to Karachi late Tuesday night. A large group of lawyers, civil society activists and political parties had gathered to welcome the hero of the judicial movement in Pakistan to Karachi. It was perhaps the first time since he step foot on Karachi soil since…

  • 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…

  • Aitzaz Ahsan Finally Released

    Breaking News: Aitzaz Ahsan has just been allowed to exit his house arrest confinement and is at the moment addressing journalists outside his house. He has resolved to continue his struggle for the restoration of the Judiciary and has planned for a grand rally on March 9th the day one year ago the CJP Iftikhar…

  • Message from Aitzaz Ahsan to Pakistanis

    The following video has been obtained by Student Action Committee through special arrangements and SAC is releasing it for the general audience right now. The video includes a message to the people of Pakistan followed by a very inspirational poem by none other than Honorable Aitzaz Ahsan. It is addressed particularly to the youth and…

  • Festival of the Oppressed

    Guest post by Umer Chaudhry Cross Posted from Red Diary February 9th, 2008, was an important day for the lawyers movement and for the people of Pakistan. It was that day when the lawyers showed their resilience in the face of State repression on the streets of Islamabad. It was that day when the lawyers…

  • Update @ 2010: Initial reports from the Hum Logge Solidarity Rally in Islamabad

    Sketchy details coming in from Islamabad: If anyone wishes to show solidarity with those injured and affected by the police attack can reach Aitzaz Ahsan’s residence in Islamabad. The rally was stopped by a very large posse of police (over 1000). Barbed wire was laid out on way leading to Aitzaz’s residence. As the group…

  • Pakistan’s Forgotten Man

    By Aitzaz Ahsan for Newsweek February 11, 2008 In the past months, as the crisis in Pakistan has worsened, key figures in the Bush administration, including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, have spoken out about the need for free and fair elections and have condemned extremism. Yet they’ve continued through-out to support the man who…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Aitizaz Ahsan Released

    It is being reported in Dawn that Aitzaz Ahsan has finally been released, Bushra his wife, is reported to have said that he was released late last night in Lahore “He’s very upbeat about life. He’s very happy. He has gone to Lahore High Court to address the bar. Aitzaz Ahsan, president of the Supreme…

  • Aitzaz Ahsan Rearrested for One more month

    President of Supreme Court Bar Association Aitzaz Ahsan came out of his home in Lahore on expiry of the date of his detention but was immediately placed under house arrest again after an order issued by Punjab Home Department. “I have not made any breach of the detention orders, but according to the order my…

  • Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Chaudhry responds to the allegations

    AN OPEN LETTER TO: (PDF Available for Download) The President of the European Parliament, Brussels. The President of France, Paris. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, London. Ms. Condaleeza Rice, Secretary of State, United States of America Professor Klaus Schwab, World Economic Forum, Geneva. All through their respective Ambassodors, High Commissioners and representatives. Excellency,…

  • Canadian, Dutch and Hong Kong lawyers conclude that Emergency Measures are illegitimate

    Canadian, Dutch and Hong Kong lawyers conclude that Emergency Measures are illegitimate and call on Pakistan to restore the law and redress violations Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and the Dutch Lawyers for Lawyers Foundation (L4L) call for: The immediate unconditional release of all jurists arrested under preventative detention…