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  • An evening on Media and Activism – Goethe Institute, Karachi | 7th April

    AN EVENING ON MEDIA AND ACTIVISM DATE: 07 April 2009, TIME: 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm LOCATION: Goethe Institute, Karachi Do media and activism always go together. How does an activist media fill the gaps. How do the new technologies fit in this picture. What does this increased access to information mean for our complex…

  • Karachi Protest against Swat Flogging Incident

  • Protests in Karachi & Lahore against the Flogging incident

    A number of protests are being organized across the country to condemn the flogging incident in SWAT where a young woman was flogged in public for being seen with another man on the street KARACHI Labor Party Pakistan & Peoples Resistance LOCATION: Press Conference and protest at Karachi Press Club TIME: 4:00pm on Saturday 4th…

  • Karachi: Protest against the Israeli Apartheid and Attack on Gaza

    *******CALL OUT TO ALL CITIZENS OF KARACHI****** [singlepic id=1005 w=100 h=240 float=right]While Olmert claims to be considering peace agreements and a truce, ” The Israeli military has received the green signal to continue its apartheid and murderous assault on the citizens of Gaza. More than 700 Palestinians have been murdered and more than 3,000 seriously…

  • Peoples Resistance rally in support of Muntazer Al-Zaidi, the Iraqi shoe hurler

    Peoples Resistance held a very successful Rally today in support of Muntazer Al-Zaidi at the Karachi Press Club today at 3pm. Where we demanded his release and an end to US occupation of Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Peoples Resistance expressed solidarity with the victims of all these wars. About 30 to 40 people participated…

  • Omar Sheikh plots to assassinate Musharraf

    In a stunning revelation it seems the Army has successfully foiled a bid to assassinate General (R) Pervaiz Musharraf by none other then the killer of Daniel Pearl. Omar Sheikh has been imprisoned in Hyderabad Central Jail and was allegedly running a campaign to stalk and kill Musharraf either in Karachi or Islamabad. What was…

  • Peace Rally at Mazar-e-Quaid

    Considering the recent ethnic tension that engulfed this city last week – The civil society in Karachi has joined hands to hold a rally for peace and harmony in the city – if you and your friends believe that these ethnicity based violence must come to an end then come join the Peace Rally at…

  • Karachi Bloggers Meetup: Dec 6th

    Well after the success of the Lahore Bloggers Meetup, Google Pakistan and CIO Pakistan have quickly cobbled together an event in Karachi. The location is yet to be announced as the team is just finalizing the last minute preparations but do register yourself quickly as the seat will most definitely be limited. Should be a…

  • Riots in Karachi

    There are reports of wide spread ethnic riots in Karachi – the clash started of in Lasbella area where three people have been reported as dead, Rangers have been seen in certain areas best way to keep an eye on the situation is to sign up on Twitter and follow #Karachi or #PEN my Twitter…

  • Geo News Blocked in Sindh

    Its just being reported that Geo News transmission has been blocked in certain areas of Karachi – I personally can verify that the Geo News feed on Worldcall is dead, while the GeoTv website has this to report KARACHI: Geo Network’s transmission has been stopped in most parts of Karachi. Cable operators blocked the transmission…

  • ‘Mayor of the Moment’ exposed

    In what could have been a very important victory for Karachi’s ruling party [MQM] when Foreign Policy website mentioned Mustafa Kamal as the Mayor of the Moment. In a comedy of errors Karachi’s Mayor office mis-understood the report and thence forth issued a press release which was followed up with a massive city wide celebration…

  • Rally to Stop the Massacre of Civilians in Bajour

    Rally held today at 4:00pm at Regal Chowk, Karachi protesting against the ruthless massacre of civilians in Bajour. Credit for images albelarahi on Flickr

  • P@SHA ICT 2008 Awards

    Last night P@SHA held its annual ICT Awards 2008 Ceremony in Karachi recognizing Pakistan top leading IT companies for their excellence in promoting the ICT Sector in Pakistan.  The event was held at the Karachi Marriott and was attended by a large crowd quite a few of which had flown in specially from around the…

  • FAST Relief – urges for Immediate help in Baluchistan

    The early morning of 29th October marks yet another tragedy in Pakistan mainly in the vicinity of Zairat, Baluchistan where a masive earthquake of 6.2 intensity shook the earth. The death count after approximately 24 hours stands roughly around 175 dead while there are thousands injured. A large number of relief agencies have rushed to…

  • Karachi University Seminar about the Military Operation in Bajaur, Waziristan, Kurram Agency & Swat

    On 25th October, Saturday an event was organized in Karachi University organized by Karachi University Teachers Society, (KUTs) in collaboration of Peoples Resistance (PR). The main speakers were, Mr. Kak Kahil a Peshawar based AJ TV Journalist and Mr. Wali Haider who has just recently returned from the Bajaur region. Both speakers spoke at length…