Archive for February, 2008
Aitzaz gives call for Lawyers Black Flag Week
In a statement issued here from his residence, where he is detained, Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan, President Supreme Court Bar Association, said that a Long March scheduled for March 09 has been postponed to give Parliament time to restore the deposed judges. It has not been cancelled. The lawyers, he said, appreciated the concern of the [...]
WiredPakistan.com Forum Hacked
It seems that WiredPakistan.com has remained in the spotlight this February. It was barely a month back on Feb 5th that Pakistan Telecommunication Authority blocked this website for no apparent reason, when Khalid Omar probed the PTA extensively they were slow to respond but finally after two weeks of pestering unblocked the website without [...]
Educated Punjab’s Uneducated Chief Minister
Guest Blog by Amjad Malik
What goes around, comes around was a phrase I heard in my childhood and the fate of our outgoing political machinery is pitiful as they are still conspiring, aspiring and dreaming of forming government by hook or crook despite the fact that air is against them, and they do not find [...]
Pakistan Has Spoken, Will Democracy Follow? Avaaz.org Petition and AD
Avaaz.org, a very active global online movement with a simple democratic mission has recently petitioned online users to support its campaign to promote democracy in Pakistan. You can participate in either signing the petition which stands at ~84,000 signatures (goal of 150,000) or even contribute to the publication of this full page ad [...]
People’s Resistance welcomes Election Results, Condemns Blatant Rigging in Karachi
While welcoming the results of the general elections of February 18, the People’s Resistance noted that the overall results came about despite massive pre-poll manipulation in the form of compromising the independence of judiciary and media, illegal transfers and postings, and an incomplete and flawed electoral role. PR also strongly condemned the widespread rigging itself [...]
The nation will not forgive…
Guest Post by Amer Nazir
And why should it…
The present change has not been brought about by the politicians alone – too many unsung heroes have lost their lives… they did not have a distinguished name or title, they just died on the streets… only to figure in a grand total, to add on to [...]
Judicial Bus Karachi to Hyderabad - Pictures
or proceed to the gallery below
The Failure in the War on Terror - Not Osama but Musharraf
Source: The Harvard Crimson
The former head of the Pakistani Inter-Service Intelligence’s (ISI) political cell recently confessed that he was responsible for political manipulation in Pakistan’s 2002 elections that led to Islamists coming to power in two provinces and gaining 59 seats in the National Assembly. This fraud was the work of the America’s supposedly unfaltering [...]
Judicial Bus Karachi to Hyderabad - Video
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7919898290741777120
Pakistan-wide censorship results in 2-hour YouTube Global Shutdown
Yesterday in a funny yet serious incident youtube was knocked off-line for over two hours and in a comedy of events the blame goes squarely on our beloved Pakistan Telecommunication Authority and their attempt to censor the offending video of the Dutch (Right-Wing) Politician Geert Wilders. Yesterday we had reported that the offending video [...]
Rawalpindi blast kills Lt. General
Breaking news-
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Bomb blast has taken place in a plaza near the GHQ in Rawalpindi.
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8 people reported killed as yet. Surgeon General Mushtaq Baig one of those confirmed dead.
I condemn this suicide attack and pray for the innocent departed
Blasphemous YouTube video removed due to TOS violation
We have just been informed that the blasphemous youtube video has been removed from the youtube servers for violating the Terms and conditions of Youtube, this video had been the cause of censorship of the entire youtube domain in Pakistan as enforced by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
I hope this development can convince the PTA to [...]
Resolving the Judicial Crisis: A Legal Analysis
(Author’s Name Withheld On Request) circulated on the People’s Resistance network
In the wake of some legislative measures introduced and steps taken by the then Chief of the Army Staff and the incumbent President of Pakistan on November 3, 2007 the Hon’ble Chief Justice of Pakistan and a dozen Hon’ble Judges of the Supreme Court alongwith [...]
TWA Internet backbone blocks only Blasphemous video URL
Yesterday all Internet users in Pakistan were up in arms protesting the sudden censorship of the entire Youtube.com domain. A number of theories circulated which ranged from vote rigging videos to the cartoon video containing the blasphemous images disgracing our Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority the appointed monitoring agency had issued a notification blocking [...]
Live Blog - Updated @ 17:00: Judicial Bus moves from Karachi to Hyderabad
The progress of the Judicial bus courtesy Faris of People’s Resistance
At around 10:00 the judicial bus left the Sindh high court.bar on its way to Malir Bar reaching there at 10:30 where a big crowd of lawyers & activists were gathered. A press conference was held.
Finally at around 11:00 they have departed for [...]
‘Bolta Pakistan’ censored in certain areas of Pakistan
“Bolta Pakistan” an AAJ.tv show featuring Mushtaq Minhas and Nusrat Javed came ‘on air’ today and barely five minutes later certain parts of the country namely Islamabad and Karachi were taken off the air. A viewer reported that the comparers had started discussing the negotiations taking place between the PPP hierarchy and the US [...]
Judicial Bus to Leave Karachi on Saturday
Sind High Court Bar Association has extended invitation to civil society, to join them in the first “judicial bus” leaving from Karachi to Hyderabad and back.
The rally, accompanied by November 2 judges of Sind High Court will leave Sind High Court Karachi at 9 am, Saturday, February 23, 2008 for Hyderabad.
On reaching Hyderabad, the judges [...]
Vote Rigging Videos in Karachi - could this be why YouTube is blocked?
A few videos appeared yesterday barely a few days following the elections showing some polling officers setting up the voting process. I have personally not seen them but am told that they show some serious election manipulations of the four videos that were online two have been deleted but two specific videos still [...]
Youtube blocked in Pakistan
Just in - Youtube seems to have been blocked in Pakistan
There are two theories one is that an Anti Islamic movie was being blocked while another theory is that a few videos did surface which showed poll rigging in Karachi
Sources say that this video could very well be the objectionable video that is [...]
Nawaz Sharif enters Judicial Colony in Islamabad
It is being reported by.the SAC team in Lahore that Nawaz Sharif has come to he judicial colony in Islamabad along with his brother and has just now entered inside the enclave there are hundreds of supporers along with him and the civil society
9 lawyers arrested in Karachi
Clashes between lawyers & police at city court and M.A. Jinnah Road.
9 arrested, including KBA Secretary. 3 lawyers seriously injured, taken to Civil Hospital.
Lawyers fired upon in Karachi
News just received. Lawyers are being fired upon by people in civilian clothes and police is also being very aggressive. A lady lawyer has recived gunshot tear gas canister wound.
Lawyers rally tear gassed in Karachi
Breaking News : Lawyers protesting at the City Courts Karachi are being beaten, tear gassed and several have been arrested
More updates can be posted as comments here
Aitzaz Ahsan Finally Released
Breaking News: Aitzaz Ahsan has just been allowed to exit his house arrest confinement and is at the moment addressing journalists outside his house. He has resolved to continue his struggle for the restoration of the Judiciary and has planned for a grand rally on March 9th the day one year ago the [...]
RUMOR MILL: Zardari and Musharraf (rep) inside US Embassy
It is being reported (1500 PST Geo News) that a high level meeting is underway inside the US Embassy with Asif Ali Zardari and representatives of Pervaiz Musharraf. The meeting is supposed to be with the US Ambassador and his staff trying to negotiate a peace / alliance between PML-Q and PPP. The report [...]
Sheikh Rashid flees the country
Sheikh Rashid was the first one to flee Pakistan after being humiliated in these elections. He lost both his seats, one by a margin of about 46,000 and the other by a margin of 62,000 votes. In the last elections he was elected from both these seats. Public love for him can be seen [...]
Government thinking of releasing CJP
Breaking News on Geo tv saying that the: Government is actually thinking of ending C.J Iftikhar Chaudhry’s house arrest
This is an important development worth keeping an eye on as Nawaz Sharif has taken oath from all its candidates that they will work towards the restoration of the Nov 3 judiciary
BBC Radio Five Interview: Pods & Blogs
Sabeen Mahmood and I were interviewed late last night (election night) by BBC Radio 5 it can be heard here while the show notes can be read on the BBC Radio 5 website (we are in the first 10 minutes of the show)
Pakistan Elections: Free, Fair and Transparent
Guest Blog by temporal who blogs at Baithak
The Pakistan elections are over and the people have spoken. But have they been heard?
It is after midnight Pakistan time and the results are trickling in. It appears from early results that PML (Q) the king’s party has received a massive defeat. And both opposition parties, the PML [...]
Election Roundup (0630 PST)
The rigging observed today by many observers was not enough to hamper the voice of the people. While there is plenty of documented evidence of rigging by parties notably the Q-League and MQM this was not sufficient to save them from a crushing defeat at the hands of PML-N and PPP. Details of the rigging [...]
Missing Vote / Disenfranchisement
These elections have been confusing, many claim it to be free and fair, while others have a different point of view, though my blog is brim full of stories of the other side I care to only share now my own personal experience at having gone out to vote.
Did I want to vote? Plain and [...]
