Tag: CrisisPk

  • Update @ 1957: PPP leaders arrested

    Via SMS: 200 PPP workers and leaders arrested in Karachi, including Qaim Ali Shah, Raza Rabbani & Yusuf Talpur. Police are reported to begun baton charging.

  • Update @ 1107: Footage from the Pakistan peace rally in Paris yesterday

    On Saturday, over 100 high-spirited students and members of the Pakistani community in Paris braved cold winds in Paris to demonstrate in favor of the restoration of the fundamental rights of the citizens of Pakistan and the Pakistani lawyers. The student organizers estimate that their rally delivered their message to over 4,000 tourists who had…

  • 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…

  • Martial Law MythBuster

    Myth: Supreme Court was interfering in anti-terror activities and releasing terrorists Myth-Buster: The two Supreme Court Judges who ordered the release of Lal Masjid militants were Justice Khokar and Justice Abbasi – both of whom were administered the PCO and now sit in Musharraf’s PCO Supreme Court Courtesy: Azam & Rai Associates

  • Update @ 0049: Support for non-PCO judges under pressure

    Via e-mail from Beena on supporting those judges who have not taken oath under the new PCO and are being pressurized by the current regime to do so: Justice (r.) Wajihuddin told some visitors at his Karachi residence on Sunday that the judges are under tremendous pressure to take oath. One of the Sindh High…

  • Update @ 0018: Candle light vigil held at CJ in Islamabad

    The following report comes in to us via e-mail from Wasim Baig who informs us about the happenings that took place at the candle light vigil tonight in Islamabad: There was a candle light vigil and a special show of support on the occasion of Diwali for Justice Bhagwandas tonight. CJ is a popular hangout…

  • Update @ 2304: Musharaff to speak with media tomorrow

    According to Pakistan’s attorney general, the state of emergency, also known as martial law, will be lifted in one month while the case of Musharaff’s eligibility on running for elections will be decided as soon as the Supreme Court fixes a date, pending two more judges to complete it’s bench. Via the Geo TV news…

  • Update @ 2021: Candlelight vigil in Karachi

    Blogged via SMS: 20 people attended the candlelight vigil at 7pm tonight, people were asking for reinstatement of judges and lifting of emergency rule.

  • Update @ 1615: Three Rockets Fired at Risalpur Academy

    Reports are coming in that three rockets were fired in Naushera most likely targeting the Pakistan Air Force Academy, Risalpur. Source say that these were fired from an unknown location one detonated in an empty hostel and two electric transformers. The second rocket was felt at the Export Processing Zone, while the third in an…

  • 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 @ 1340: UPenn presents panel on Pakistan’s political & civil crisis – Nov 14

    Received via e-mail from a student with the South Asia Center at the University of Pennsylvania in the US: South Asia Center presents a Panel Discussion on “Pakistan: Political and Civil Crisis” and co-sponsored by the Department of South Asia Studies at the University of Pennsylvania on Wednesday, November 14th 2007, starting at 5pm, located…

  • Update @ 1215: Candlelight vigil at Lahore Press Club tonight

    A large rally is being planned at the Lahore Press Club in Pakistan today. There have been peace rallies throughout the week and several activists, journalists, students, lawyers and academicians have been arrested and detained. It’s been a week since the Chief of Army Staff declared the state of emergency also known as martial law.…

  • Update @ 1100: LUMS faculty have been released on bail

    The following information was sent in to us from one of our sources, a student at LUMS (Lahore University for Management Sciences): Faculty who had earlier been arrest from the LUMS (Lahore University for Management Sciences) have now been released on bail while the two groups of people who were arrested on Sunday and Monday…

  • 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 @ 0304: AMF’s Global Day of Action against Media Curbs

    Received via e-mail from the Asia Media Forum: The media in Pakistan is under threats and attacks both by militants and the military-led state authorities. Asia Media Forum (AMF) Pakistan Chapter has condemned the brutal actions against media and has appealed to all journalists in Asia to observe a Global Day of Action on November…