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  • Talking in percentages, the latest IRI survey

    Guest Blog by Zovc The latest IRI survey released on 11th of February indicates once again that Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) will clean sweep the February 18th elections. These elections are thought to be one of the most critical in Pakistani history not just because they will decide the fate of Pakistan for the next…

  • Just Think for Once and Then Vote

    Guest Blog by Amjad Malik This could be one of the most uncertain elections in Pakistan where there are hundred of doubts whether they will be held as scheduled, and if yes, will it be fair and the atmosphere is not conducive either. If people come out of fear, and went to vote on the…

  • 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…

  • Video of the Protest in Islamabad

    Citizens of Pakistan take the brunt of Musharraf’s tyranny

  • Pro Musharraf Rally welcomed in Islamabad

    Funny yet ironic how the bureaucracy chooses to sugar-coat its Pro-Musharraf supporters with police protection, security gates and then finally a treat of lunch boxes. While only a few days earlier the opposition was treated with tear gas, bricks and a hose down in the chilly Islamabad winter. Free and Fair elections definitely remain an…

  • It’s just a rock! It’s just a bruise

    By Sundas Sundas is a student of LUMS who is an active member of the Student Action Committee, Lahore and this write up is her narration of the events that took place in Islamabad last Saturday when over 1500 strong force of unarmed citizens braved the water cannons and tear gas to try and reach…

  • They took Oath under the PCO before – Why Should we Support them Now

    Article written by members of the People’s Resistance Originally written on Dec 26 2007, The PCO Chief Justice of Lahore High Court, Iftikhar Hussain Chaudhry, has since retired A Bit of History Pakistans history is chequered with instances of military taking over the state. When Ayub took over, he introduced a constitution (1962) that gave…

  • PR Call for protest in Karachi in solidarity with activists in Islamabad

    Email received on the People’s Resistance network I’m sure you are all aware of the cowardly and brutal measures taken by the police in Islamabad to stop the lawyers and activists for reaching the home of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry. If lathi charge and arrests weren’t enough, this time the state used water canons…

  • Brave Citizens confront water cannons & tear gas in Islamabad

    Macleans Canada Reports: Police using tear gas and water cannons clashed today with hundreds of lawyers to block them from reaching the barricaded house of Pakistan’s deposed chief justice. About 1,500 black-suited lawyers marched on the residence of Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, the detained top judge of the Supreme Court, who was fired by President Pervez…

  • Email from Islamabad about the assault on Civil Society

    Report / email from Urooj Zia a People’s Resistance activist who was in Islamabad for the protests Friends from Islamabad and those from Karachi who went to Islamabad for the protest. I can still taste the friggin’ teargas, and the place where a stone lobbed by the policemen hit me on my hipbone. And the…

  • Update @ 2200: The police were brutal, today

    Courtesy FASTRising @ 2018 Police is extremely aggressive today, visiting hospitals and arresting activists, who are trying to get treatment there. Athar Minallah (spokesperson of Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry) has also been arrested. At least one activist has been taken to emergency after police torture. Iqbal Bali (age: 65+), a veteran activist, is still missing.…

  • 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…

  • Hum Logge Solidarity Rally in Islamabad Tear gassed & Arrests

    The Hum Logge Solidarity Rally that was scheduled to be held in Islamabad today was heavily tear gassed and arrests have been made. Initial reports indicate that Athar Minallah and Tahira have been arrested. The tear gassing has stopped for a little while, updates to soon follow as they come in Details of the planned…

  • AAJ TV Blackballed again because of Live with Talat

    A day back around 11:30 at night on Feb 6th AAJ TV was suddenly taken off the air in the regions of Rawalpindi and Islamabad and according to AAJ it was blocked up to Chakwal 60 km away. Live with Talat was due to air a discussion with Nusrat Javeed while some sources say that…

  • Scotland Yard – BB’s death from Shockwave NOT bullet

    Well the news is making its rounds across the country that Scotland Yard has submitted a report that BB was killed by the shock wave from the bomb blast and not from a bullet [link]. It apparently seem to follow exactly in line with what the Government tried its best to pitch to the country…