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  • Update @ 0230: SC suspend convictions CJ manhandling case

    The Supreme Court on Thursday admitted appeals of Islamabad’s police and administration officials convicted of manhandling deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry. The new full court stopped the implementation on the convictions till further orders. Ten judges headed by the newly appointed Chief Justice under PCO Abdul Hameed Dogar took up the appeals of former senior…

  • Update @ 1723: Observations after meeting the Non-PCO Judges

    Members of civil society, lawyers, business persons, doctors and womens rights and human rights ativists met with Judges who have not taken oath under the PCO to express solidarity and show support Following is a summary of this meeting. Treatment of Judges Guards were taken away the same night that emergency was declared. (Saturday 3rd…

  • Its time for street protests : Imran Khan

    Published in DAWN on November 13th By Shehar Bano Khan Looking defiant and all set to mobilise students on the streets on Wednesday (tomorrow) against Gen Musharrafs emergency rule, Pakistan Tereek-i-Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan lashes out at the Washington plan of installing its dream team of moderates. Dismissing the election formula for being devised and…

  • Update @ 0503: Free and Fair Election Network on Elections Under Emergency – An Oxymoron

    Via e-mail from the Thematic Group Coordinator — Afreina Noor, at the FAFEN’s (Free and Fair Election Network) Secretariat in Islamabad, who sent in the text of their position paper on Elections Under Emergency – An Oxymoron. FAFEN is a coalition of thirty leading Pakistani civil society organizations and was established in 2006 to observe…

  • Update @ 0319: Peace rally at Pakistan Consulate in New York – Nov 14

    Via an e-mail from the South Asian Law Student Association, comprising of students from the CUNY (City University of New York) School of Law, Columbia University, Hunter College and students from New Jersey schools who are holding a student-organized peace rally this week, on November 14th (Wednesday) outside the Consulate General of Pakistan in New…

  • Update @ 0320: People’s Resistence issues a Statement to Support Judiciary

    A group of concerned citizens from the People’s Resistance (umbrella group formed to resist the ’emergency’) have been meeting the non-PCO judges over the last few days to extend solidarity and appreciate their stand. Below please see a summary of the key points that emerged from these meetings Civil society coalition, People’s Resistance, is appalled…

  • Update @ 0942: National Party’s General Secretary is targeted by Pakistani Government

    Via e-mail from Umar Farooq with the People’s Resistance which is a coalition of various organizations, left-wing political parties, NGOs and human rights organizations, labor and trade-union federations, academics, students, and citizens: Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo, General Secretary National Party, was sent on judicial remand to Landhi District Jail on November 8, 2007. Since hen…

  • Update @ 1543: Communique on Pakistan by Paris Bar Association’s Chairman

    The following is the English translation (thanks to Claude Almansi) of a message to lawyers and the judiciary in Pakistan who have been arrested in the past few days by the Chairman — Yves Repiquet, of the Paris Bar Association. First blogged here (in French) and the original press release (in French) is now available…

  • Update @0930: American Bar Association organizes national rally in DC – Nov 14

    Received via e-mail from the president of the ABA (American Bar Association) — William Neukom, through one of the ABA’s lawyers, ABA is calling on all lawyers across the US to join the peace rally in DC on Wednesday this week where they will be marching to the US Supreme Court to show their support…

  • Update @ 0210: Peace rallies in London & San Francisco tomorrow

    Received via e-mail from student bodies at universites in the UK and US: A peace rally being held in London, UK tomorrow starts at 1400 BST in front of Downing Street and it is expected that there will be a huge turnout while at 1400 in San Francisco , USA a rally is being staged…

  • Update @ 2030: Peace Rally outside MacDonald’s in Karachi today

    The following came into us via e-mail from a representative with the Peoples’ Resistance which is a coalition of various organizations, left-wing political parties, NGOs and human rights organizations, labor and trade-union federations, academics, students, and citizens, demonstrated today (Friday) evening outside MacDonald’s at Sea View in Clifton in a flash peace rally: The public…

  • Update @ 1745: Imran Khan sends message on the battle for Pakistan

    We received the following e-mail from Imran Khan who highlights the massive crackdown on genuine opposition, police brutality being used as a tool to induce fear for those attending peace rallies, and the need to restore an independent judiciary among other valuable insights: The imposition of martial law under the garb of emergency should make…

  • Update @ 1018: Sindh Democratic Forum encourages united peace rallies

    The following signed statement was received from the SDF (Sindh Democratic Forum) via the HRCP and calls on everyone to unite when rallying for a democratic Pakistan peacefully: The members of Sindh Democratic Forum (SDF) have expressed their deep shock and strong condemnation at the imposition of Martial Law in the country. It is a…

  • Update @ 0944: CEO of Geo TV sends message on extent of media clampdown

    The following comes in, via a Facebook e-mail exchange, from Mir Ibrahim Rahman who is the CEO of Geo TV in Pakistan, a channel which has been blocked by the Pakistani government who has also begun talks with foreign governments to have the channel’s transmission blocked overseas. In his message, Mir, states that he is…

  • Update @ 1905: Asma Jahngir appeals for support to lawyers and judges in Pakistan

    The following e-mail was just sent in to us from Asma Jahngir (Chairperson of HRCP), appealing for support to members of the judiciary in Pakistan who have been attacked and arrested alongside scores of lawyers who have been disappearing after being detained and arrested at peace rallies over the last few days: I am fortunate…