Tag: Islamabad
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Student Action Committee Lahore urges for an Election Boycott
Emergency Times has published a letter from the Student Action Committee in Lahore urging the political parties to boycott the elections To the leadership of the APDM, PML-N, PPP and PTI, The students of over 15 universities and institutes of Lahore have united to form the Student Action Committee, Lahore. We are also collaborating with…
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Boycott Elections Campaign – PML-N & PPP leadership contacts
On a number of mailing lists there is a extensive list being circulated which has the contact numbers of a number of top PML-N Leadership and their contact details. It can be found at Thought Stream, the best way to get their attention is to send an SMS to their cell phone numbers or better…
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Flowers for the Detained Judges from Retd. Justice Wajih uddin
Citizens in Islamabad join hands with Retd. Justice Wahih uddin to present flowers to detained judges across the city, a huge police force awaits to greet them, and in turn this group gives them flowers Pictures found on Funkors Flickr Photostream and © copyright of Fauzia Minallah
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Flowers for Muneer A. Malik
Concerned Citizens in Islamabad took the initiative to visit Muneer Malik while he has been admitted in a critical medical condition at PIMS Islamabad, his ailing condition was solely created by shear neglect on the part of the government of Pakistan aka Pervaiz Musharraf. These pictures were passed to us in an email to the…
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Missing in Pakistan – Documentary
A very touching film which must be watched by all alike, it was set to be released on Nov 21st in a viewing at FAST-NU Lahore but the authorities clamped down on this and prevented the viewing. Since then it has moved on to the digital world originally uploaded at [ The Critique Aggregator ]…
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Update @ 1502: Muneer Malik dangerously ill, moved to Islamabad
I just received this email from Barrister Salahuddin Ahmed narrating the seriousness of Muneer Malik’s medical condition while we was jailed up in Attock Jail. It seems to be inhuman that such a respectable person to be treated in such a way, our prayers are with him for a quick and steady recovery. Additionally we…
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An updated account of the Arrest of Adovcate Athar Minallah
By Ghazala Minallah w/o Athar Minallah Athar Minallah was arrested on the 21st of Nov. 2007 at approx. 1.30pm .He had been accompanying Retd. Justice Wajiuddin Ahmad the whole of that morning. After the arrival of the judge from Karachi Athar took him to the District courts of Islamabad in the F-8 sector where the…
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Update @ 1619: Teachers charged with sedition
In continuation of the attacks on all civil institutions, the illegal and unconstitutional government of Gen. Musharraf has instituted sedition charges against 14 members of the academic staff of Punjab University: Dr. Mumtaz Salik, President, Punjab University Academic Staff Association (PUASA) Dr. Asmatullah, Secretary General, PUASA Dr. Haris Rashid, Director, Centre for High Energy Physics…
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Update @ 1653: Imran Khan requested to Break Hunger Strike
I have just been informed that the Central Executive Committee of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in a meeting today in Islamabad has insisted with Imran Khan despite his commitment to the cause of restoration of Judiciary in Pakistan to break his five day long hunger strike in which he had also stopped taking in water. They…
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Update @ 0216: Imran Khan Update
As it was reported on this blog around 8PM Imran Khan was released from DG Khan jail, eye witnesses and close family friends say that he was visibly weak and has been on a hunger and water strike for over four days, he had commenced the strike well before it became public which is approximately…
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Update @ 1430: Restrictions on SC Judges tightened
People’s Resistance Legal Team reports After an announcement by the Ministry of Interior yesterday that there were no restrictions on judges imprisoned in their residences in Islamabad, a group of lawyers decided to meet them to test this assertion. The lawyers who were accompanied by Justice (retired) Wajihuddin, were prevented from visiting the Judges Colony…
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Update @ 1410: Justice (R) Wajeh Uddin arrested
The HRCP office has just updated us that Justice (R) Wajeh Uddin has been arrested today, he was scheduled to address the bar association in Islamabad and it is probably in this connection that he has been arrested
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Update @ 1730: Imran Khan has started a Hunger Strike until Judiciary is restored
Through very reliable sources with in the Pakistan Tehrek-e-Insaf, it has come to point that Imran Khan while being imprisoned under Anti-Terrorism charges in Dera Ghazi Khan jail has gone on a hunger strike until the restoration of the Judiciary of Pakistan to its pre-martial law November 3rd status. UPDATE 1740: ISLAMABAD (AFP) – Pakistani…
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Update @ 1720: APDM announces country-wide protest on 23rd Nov
All Parties Democratic Movement held a meeting today in Islamabad which was attended by by the entire APDM parties including PML-N, PTI, MMA (JUI, JI & others), ANP & regional parties including PONAM. The meeting concluded with a unanimous call for a country wide protest on Friday 23rd of November against this martial law enforced…
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Update @ 0402: Protest in Islamabad
Credit Funkor’s Photostream on Flickr