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  • Pictures of Protest in Karachi – Against Civilian Killings In Khyber

    On Saturday April 10, the Pakistani army bombed villages in Tirah in the Khyber Agency and killed more than 70 civilians. While the military denied the incident, local government confirmed compensation payments for civilian deaths and injuries. “All of those killed were civilians, 100% innocent,” said Ikramullah Jan Kukikhel, a tribal elder. He further elaborates…

  • Lahore Dentist Kidnapped and Missing in UAE

    It has come as a serious shock to hear that Dr. Ayyaz Khan, the Head of Department at Sheikh Zaid Hospital’s Dental Department and a highly respected leader in Community Dentistry with a number of professional research papers to his name, has gone missing for the past few days. He was working as a consultant…

  • PC Workers Protest Rally – The Underlying Issues

    A large group activist gathered together in front of the Pearl Continental Hotel to show solidarity with the protesting workers who have been holed up in the PC basement for the past 23 days. Having supported this cause on mere humanitarian issue I feel there are two sides to every argument, but interestingly this protest…

  • PC Hotel Workers Strike – Day 21

    The protest by PC Workers continues in the basement of the Pearl Continental Hotel where over 150 union employees are holding fort asking three basic demands. Reinstatement of Four sacked employees (PC Four), The PC Management to recognize the union and third is to come to the negotiation table. It has been 21 days and…

  • PC Hotel Workers Strike update – 20 Days and counting

    There are only about 140 people left in the basement in their 20th day of protest at the PC. On Sunday evening about 30 to 40 went home due to sickness or some other emergent reason and were not allowed to return to the basement and in their astute attitude the PC management is not…

  • Media ignoring a 10-day Pearl Continental Hotel workers strike

    For the past 10 days about 150 employees of the Pearl Continental Hotel are holed up in the basement of PC Hotel in Karachi in protest of the sacking of over 100 employees across Pakistan. What started as a simple protest on Constitution avenue in response to the sacking of 4 union empolyees from Karachi…

  • Sugar Boycott (Pakistan) – Nov 5th to Nov 12th

    Boycott consumption of Sugar from 5th November to 12th November 2009 – The Power of One can make a difference

  • Jaag Meray Talib-e-Ilm, Students Protest Against Terrorism

    Jaag Meray Talib-e-Ilm a group of students from various universities in Karachi gathered at Karachi Press Club on Saturday 24th October to protest against the Terrorism being vaged against the school students across the country. Fasial Kapadia and I, as concerned citizens decided to join the protest and record short interviews for our Laidback Show…

  • Joint Declaration from Christian and Muslim leaders & Protest at China Chowk

    A meeting was called in local Church to discuss the incident of Gojra. A notable number of 20 Muslim/Christian leadership of Rawalpindi/Islamabad attended the meeting. Meeting was facilitated by Waheed Yousuf. Fr Rahmat Hakam welcomed the participants for and thanks for their participation on a very short notice. All participants were asked to shared their…

  • Peaceful Anti-War Protestors, Harrassed & Arrested

    People’s Resistance, a civil society coalition of students, professional and ordinary citizens strongly condemns police violence and arrest of peaceful anti-war protestors in Quaidabad, Karachi today, on grounds that the right to peaceful dissent has been violated. The march had been organized by The Jang Mukhalif Committee comprising several local groups that have been protesting…

  • Another update on the peasants Land-Grabbing case & Hunger Strike

    From the Peoples Resistance Mailing List About the peasants from Sanghar outside the Karachi Press Club for whom I had requested food, we have a temporary respite. The politicians and police made their appearance only after the damage was done — when the elder died and the Labour Party came en masse on the peasants…

  • Press Conference at KPC against the Vandalism @ Arts Council [4:30pm] | Shanaakht

    Press Conference at Karachi Press Club Vandalism @ ArtsCouncil Karachi Press Club, 4:30pm – TODAY (Mon 13 April 09) BE THERE ! You need to do ALL of the following: Come to the Press Conference at Karachi Press Club (KPC) at 4:30 pm, sit in the audience and watch the panel reading out the Statement…

  • Protest for the villagers from Muhammad Essa Khaskeli | Pictures

    Shared via the Peoples Resistance Mailing List As some of you likely know already, today proved a very dramatic day in the case of the farmers from Muhammad Essa Khaskeli, who had been protesting for three long weeks in front of the Karachi Press Club. Labor Party Pakistan, in conjunction with the villagers, had announced…

  • Pakistan Youth Alliance – A Ray of Light In Darkness

    I grew up in a country plagued with uncertainty. A country whose bases of formation, clear as a mirror are fogged by stains of provincialism, sectarianism, feudalism, terrorism and exploitation. The high frequency of crisis which this piece of land has seen in its nascent years has resulted in an exodus of people who would…

  • Lahore Protest – Over 2000 against Talbanisation

    Report by Farooq Tariq Over 2000 joined a rally in Lahore against Talbanisation and terrorism. The rally was organized by Citizens of Lahore, a loose platform of different social, political and trade unions organization. The rally started from General Post Office Chouck (GPO) and ended at Charing Cross on Mall Road Lahore. Majority of the…