Month: October 2008
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PICS: Aiwan-e-Sadar being used as a Wedding hall
A few days back the Aiwan-e-Sadar [Presidential Palace] was utilized as the a wedding reception hall to host the wedding ceremony of our Prime Minsters Gilani’s sons wedding – its just surprising that the entire country suffers the worst economic crisis but oblivious to all this suffering our leaders continue to live lavishly utilizing public…
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Two GC College students sent to Jail for protesting
Two Government College Lahore students were sent to jail on Wednesday after an Anti-Terrosism Court Judge Shabbir Husain Chattha sent both Ravians — Usman Lateef and Haroon Mahmood — behind bars on judicial remand for 14 days. The students were arrested them from their homes on Tuesday midnight for protesting the Government College University (GCU)…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Ali Ahmed Kurd elected as the SCBA President
Ali Ahmed Kurd yesterday won the elections of the Supreme court Bar Association with a landslide victory uprooting Mohammed Zafar. After the landslide victory Kurd and his entire panel will replace the team of Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan, and hopefully continue the aggressive campaign for the independence of judiciary. Ali Ahmed Kurd clinched a thumping majority…
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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…
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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…
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Open letter to Obama & McCain by Amina Masood Janjua
The News, Sunday, October 26, 2008 Dear Barak Obama and John McCain, Whichever one of you wins this election, I wish you success and I hope from the depths of my heart that you will transform the image of America into what it should be. I pray that you are able to show the true…
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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.…
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[MiniLinks] Sony recalls PS3 game Little Big Planet because of ‘Arabic’ words
Sony Entertainment has announced that it is recalling the Playstation 3 video game, LittleBigPlanet, from retailers after it learned that the soundtrack featured some Arabic-language lines which were also in the Quran and backed with music Sony said that “one of the background music tracks licensed from a record label for use in the game…
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Suicide Note
Guest Post by Asim Khan Part 1: The Introduction I am an outsider A view from inside I will kill Myself And my own Two angels All that existed For me and them To return To perfection; As the sun rises tomorrow! Part 2: THE GOLDEN BRIDGE As life walks past, Upon this golden bridge,…
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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…
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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…