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Tag: Pakistan

  • ‘Comrade’ Ali Azmat

    Guest Blog by Red Kazim On the Instep pages of The News (Nov 4) there was a photograph of rock star Ali Azmat, who was in a T-shirt with the imprint of hammer-and-sickle. I wonder what a pop singer like Ali Azmat has to do with communism. In the 60s and the 70s, one is…

  • “YES WE CAN” Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States

    For anyone who has not watched Barack Obama’s acceptance speech late night on 3rd November to a massive crowd at Grant Park Chicago, do so before proceeding further Its finally over America has finally chosen Barack Obama as its 44th President. History has been created and its for the very first time that an African…

  • Senator supporting Baluchistan Honour Killing rewarded with Ministry

    In a very shocking turn of events Mr. Asif Ali Zardari yesterday expanded his cabinet with 40 members and inducted a very controversial Senator Mir Israrullah Zehri. Mr Israrullah Zehri a few months back in August stood up in the Senate and justified the crime of burying women alive by arguing in the upper house…

  • 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…

  • The movement is here to stay

    Shorter version of this appeared in The News on October 30th, 2008. Victory of Ali Ahmed Kurd as President of Supreme Court Bar Association is a historic milestone in the history of Pakistan and the history of the Lawyers’ movement for rule of law and accountability of the country. This is not just a victory…

  • IDSP asks for Relief Aid in Baluchistan

    IDSP Pakistan sends out an urgent appeal asking for help and assistance for the disaster stricken people of Baluchistan where hundreds are feared dead and thousands left homeless. its almost like a deja vu of the earthquake in 2005. The email sent across a wide number of networks is attached, if anyone can help then…

  • 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…

  • Poem: Balochistan

    Guest blog by Asim THEY NEED OUR HELP, SUPPORT AND ALL WHAT WE CAN DO, AS THEY ARE US, AND WE ARE THEM in this hour of their need. I am beyond those limitations Of suffering and indifference Years of neglect, and its toll The divine gifts and its effect All in presence, all to…

  • Pakistan Ka Mutlub Kia? Islam Ki Ruswai, Aur Kia

    Guest post by temporal of Baithak Blog Al- Quran 5:32 “…if any one slew a person – unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land – it would be as if he slew the whole people: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the…

  • 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…

  • My internal conflicts

    Guest Blog by Amer Nazir I hurried towards the train station to catch the 7:51. I was dressed well – in my Canali suit and my Hugo Boss overcoat. At the entrance to the station, I saw two people handing out leaflets. The one on the right was Susan Krammer, the local Liberal Democrat MP.…

  • Don’t Blame the Victim – Detailed analysis of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui’s case

    I share with you a detailed report published on the People’s Resistance mailing list analyzing the abduction of Dr. Aafia Siddqui and her ongoing trial in the US Courts. Please take time to read the report and if you agree with the contents then it would be a great help if you can join in…

  • Some Questions over a Lead Story in The Nation

    Guest Blog by temporal who blogs at Baithak Look at this lead story from the Nation. [also quoted below] – Arrested militants name RAW for funding 680m through Afghan secret agency Where are the credits? Who wrote this story? What are the sources of this story? Is this a scoop or a “leaked” story Does…

  • ‘Iftikhar’

    Guest Blog by Amjad Malik Iftikhar is translated as ‘honour ’ in the dictionary, however this one word in Pakistan has gained significance from the name of deposed Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Mohammed Chowdhary who is still waiting for his restoration on 3rd November position. He was dismissed, and detained by General Musharraf as…

  • Hashoo Group eyes BBC World Challenge 08 – Vote for Pakistan

    Hashoo Foundation‘s Project ‘Women Empowerment through Honeybee Farming‘ has been selected as one of the 12 finalists out of 700 entries for the BBC World Challenge 08 Contest. A historical moment for a Pakistani company to be highlighted on such a forum