Tag: CrisisPk
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15 Questions For Mr. Asif Ali Zardari
A list of questions poised by Mr. Akram Sheikh for Mr. Asif Zardari where he has raised some good and valid questions for everyone to ponder over With the NRO still around, striking down all corruption cases, and having become president of PPP and also having sole control over all of Benazir’s property and assets,…
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RSF: Government lifts cable ban on Geo TV but makes it remove some programmes
Reporters Without Borders issues a press statement Reporters Without Borders hails the lifting of a government ban on cable TV distribution of the privately-owned TV channel Geo News but deplores the fact that President Pervez Musharraf made it conditional on the suppression of some its programmes. “Geo News has made major contribution to improving Pakistanis’…
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Pakistan’s Nuclear Threat – A State of Denial by Pervaiz Hoodbhoy
By Pervez Hoodbhoy Published in International Herald Tribune: January 16, 2008 A cacophony of protests in Pakistan greeted a recent statement by the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohammad ElBaradei. “I fear that chaos, or an extremist regime, could take root in that country, which has 30 to 40 warheads,” he said. He…
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Bhagwandas no longer under House Arrest
It is good to hear of confirmed reports that Justice Rana Bhagwandas is no longer under a house arrest. We may all recall that only a week back the police had been instructed to place him under house arrest mostly aimed at softening the out spoken judge his crime being that he made a statement…
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RSF Questions Cyber Crime Law in Pakistan
Reporters Without Borders has written a strong letter to the Minister of Information and Technology questioning the Government of Pakistan on the Cyber Crime Ordinance which was promulgated into effect barely a two weeks ago. Reporters Without Borders fears that a new law on cyber crime, revealed on 7 January by the authorities, will pose…
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Eviction Notice issued to Gen (R) Pervaiz Musharraf to Leave the Army House
Considering that the Government of Pakistan has been quite active in issuing eviction notices to all the freshly retired government employees more specifically targeting the judges who stood up and refused to take oat to the illegal PCO enforced on Nov 3rd of last year. Granted a retired personnel must soon vacate the official residence…
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Authoritarian antics of the Establishment by Arusha Noorani
A truly heartfelt email sent by Arusha Noorani daughter of Kamran Noorani one of the People’s Resistance activists who was arrested outside Justice Bhagwandas’s House two days back. The last paragraph truly reflects the frustrations of practically everyone in Pakistan My parents were part of a peaceful vigil yesterday outside deposed judge, Justice Bhagwandas’ house,…
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Plain clothes Police Officer responsible for the Arrests outside Bhagwandas’s House
Citizens had gathered peacefully outside Justice Rana Bhagwandas’ residence on January 13 to show love and solidarity for him. Reportedly this person in plain clothes, who claimed to be a policeman, led the round of arrests of citizens without provocation. The episode of arrests included harassment and pushing around of women when they asked why…
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HRCP condemns police violence on a peaceful demonstration at Justice Bhagwandas residence
In a joint statement issued to the press Mr. Iqbal Haider, Secretary General, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and Ms. Zohra Yusuf, Vice Chairperson, HRCP strongly condemned the police violence against peaceful demonstrators, gathered outside the residence of Justice (R) Rana Bhagwandas, to launch their protest against his undeclared house-arrest. It was shocking to…
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Report from Asad, who was Arrested outside Justice Bhagwandas’s House
First of all let me thank all those who turned up at the thana and showed concern. Since we were inside not sure exactly who was outside. Did meet Abira, Moneeza, Urooj and Riaz inside. just for your information we have been released after registration of FIR’s against us under section 147 & 148. The…
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Pictures after the Release of Activists from the Police Station
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Pictures of the Peaceful Vigil outside J. Bhagwandas’s House
The People’s Resistance would like to share with the world images from the ‘peaceful’ candle light vigil held outside the house of Justice Rana Bhagwandas who has been placed under house arrest since yesterday. Civil Society members showed up today to show their support and solidarity with the honorable justice during this difficult time. It…
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Report from Darakshan Police Station After the Arrests
I would like to share an email sent into the People’s Resistance network by Abira Ashfaq who managed to sneak inside the poilce station along with Moneeza to help keep an eye on the 8 civil society activsits arrested outside Rana Bhagwandas’s House So everyone is out. The good news is that many people and…
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Update @ 2330: Activists charged for 144 and Released on Bail
In good news the eight arrested activists of the civil society were just released now after having being charged for violating Section 144 (unlawful assembly) and were released after having posted bail. All are well and sitting peacefully at home sharing their rendezvous with the police, pictures and updates to soon follow, including a mug…
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Update @ 2120: Police NOT Letting any Reporters or Human Rights Activists to meet the arrested
In an apparent attempt to coverup something the Darakshan Police station are not allowing any press inside the premises and neither are they permitting any human right activists to witness the process being conducted inside the police station where over 10 people of the civil society were arrested outside Justice Bhagwandas residence Spread the word…