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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 please [...]
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 [...]
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 witness
The land is barren and [...]
Karachi University Seminar about the Military Operation in Bajaur, Waziristan, Kurram Agency & Swat
The Disturbed areas of Pakistan
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. [...]
Islamabad Update: ~60 dead, 200+ injured including Czech Ambassador
izo-zdarek
The death toll continues to rise on last nights Islamabad bombing and news reports are tallying the count to be somewhere around 60 dead and over 200 injured. This sadly also includes a few foreigners and the highest dignitary killed yesterday is the Czech Ambassador to Pakistan Ivo Zdarek while his Vietnamese parter is [...]
Aitzaz Ahsan explains his decisions
Guest Post by Samad Khurram
Friends and concerned citizens,
Aitzaz Ahsan
I am making public a few of my communications with Aitzaz Ahsan and his consolidated response to help put things in perspective. There have been a few questions that had been lingering in every one’s minds regarding decisions made at crucial junctions of the movement, [...]
Pakistani soldiers stop US Insurgence - Reality or Drama?
It is being reported in BBC News that Pakistani troops have fired shots into the air to stop US troops crossing into the South Waziristan region of Pakistan. Official estimates are quoting Seven US helicopters landing on the Afghan side of the border and then the US troops tried to cross the border [...]
When will the Heavens Fall
Guest Post by Naeem Sadiq
“It only pertained to five women. The media gave the matter such a colour as if heavens have fallen.” ~ Jan Mohammad Jamali, Acting Chairman of the Senate of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
How does Jan Mohammad Jamali know if the heavens chose to fall or not. [...]
Musharraf - Saved By the CIA and Zardari?
Guest Post by Hassan Abbas
The world is abuzz with news about the impending impeachment of General Musharraf . Pakistan’s ruling coalition goes around with broad smiles, oozing confidence about the outcome of their efforts. Even the vibes coming from Washington which has so often affected the fate of Pakistani governments seems to be supportive of [...]
Dilemma faced by Pakistani Government
By Abdul Azeem
This post is a reaction to the article “Pakistan: Negligent on Terror?”, published in TIME on 30th June.
TIME: It’s almost like a bad joke. A bus driver, a ski lift operator and a gym rat have turned the Islamic world’s only nuclear-armed nation upside down. On Saturday Pakistani forces chased militants led by [...]
Pakistan; The Ongoing “Soft Revolution” towards a “Welfare State” - Part II
Guest Post by Silence
Part I of this series can be read here
The first Cultural Revolution in history of sub-continent was the Sufi movement, from the 13th century A.D. Sufism increasingly attracted the creative social and intellectual energies within the community and with the passage of time it acquired new dimensions and began to deal [...]
Long March and… a new generation learns to Mobilize
Burhan and Riaz Ahmed
International Socailists of Pakistan
History made an entire cross section of civil society of Pakistan learned and transformed from its own struggle against rules from above. Long march ended today at 6 am with thousands of agitators sending a strong message to those in corridor of power that they know how to mobilize [...]
Citizen Journalists cover the Long March
Pakistan Long March Live Coverage
I mentioned a few posts earlier that an initiative has been launched to help cover the Long March procession through its journey from Karachi to Islamabad.
The first day I personally reported on the details of the journey from Karachi to Hyderabad and then Sukkur, it was later followed up [...]
Dawn Op-Ed: Marching into History by Cyril Almeida
Published today in the DAWN Op-Ed section by Cyril Almeida
Cyril does well to decipher the Constitutional mess being created these days by various individuals in Islamabad, the chaos of the Double A’s, Double B’s, Triple A’s and what not have been deliberately designed to perpetually confuse Pakistanis of their real implication. This article helps [...]
Reached Hyderabad
The carvan from Karachi has reached Hyderabad Toll Plaza at around 3:00PM and was greeted by a reception by the local PML-N leadership
