Pakistan
Rehman Dakait given control of ISI and IB
With immediate effect a notice has been issued by the Prime Ministers Secretariat whereby the two top intelligence agencies, Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Intelligence Bureau (IB), were handed over to hence forth be controlled by the Ministry of Interior which incidentally is headed by none other then Rehman Malik (aka Rehman Dakait [robber] [...]
Sharifuddin Pirzada seeks Justice
Dawn newspaper published a story today about the arrest of a few NAB officials who were arrested for beating an accused ‘within the premises of the Supreme Court’ whats interesting to read in the report was the fact that
Dogar Court was actually responding to a petition filed by ‘Judicial King Pins’ like Sharifuddin Pirzada, [...]
Khalid Shahinshah, key suspect in BB’s murder assassinated in Karachi
A key witness of a Bhutto assassination has been shot dead in Karachi yesterday on Khy-e-Bhukahri
DAWN: Khalid Shahanshah, the chief security officer of PPP co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari, was assassinated on Tuesday afternoon outside his Clifton residence, police and witnesses said. They said that gunmen on a white car sprayed him with a volley [...]
Update on ASP Shahid Hayat rumor
After the publication of our latest Rumor Mill report which concerned the alleged pardoning of the Police officer involved in the murder of Murtaza Bhutto by the Dogar Court, we very soon received a confirmation report from another credible source who states
Yes, all the police officers implicated in the Murtaza Bhutto case (including Shoaib Suddle), [...]
Rumor Mill: ASP involved in Murtaza Bhutto’s murder compensated by Dogar Court
This rumor report has been submitted by a credible source, naturally more investigation is still needed
Last night at a wedding a very senior government officer narrated to me a strange story.
He said that he has seen a Supreme Court document, which is a decision on the application of ASP Shahid Hayat who was one of [...]
Say NO to Terrorism - Yeh Hum Naheen
Almost a year back in February of 2007 we had on this blog, participated in campaign launched by Waseem Mahmood, where a number of popular Pakistani vocalists had joined hands to raise their voice on behalf of the Muslim world coming together in the form of an amazing soul touching sound track called Yeh Hum [...]
Arrested, Released, Happy and Startled - Karachi Lawyers/Left/Civil Movement Protest
Guest Post by Riaz Ahmed of International Socialist of Pakistan
We were released around 12:05am after being arrested at 10:55pm on July 17. It was a fantastic experience. Everyone managed to force the police to spoil the Doger show. Imposed as Cheif Justice of Supreme Court on Nov 3 by General Musharraf Doger is trying to [...]
Brief Account: Sindh High Court demo and arrests
A major show of renewed vigor, strength and conviction in the lawyer and civil society movement for judiciary was demonstrated outside Sind High Court this evening. 23 lawyers and civil society members were brutalized and arrested out of over 250 while they were holding a peaceful protest on self-proclaimed Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar’s visit [...]
Pictures of Sindh High Court Arrest
Arrests outside Sindh High Court
Several lawyers and civil society activists have been arrested while protesting against PCO judge Dogar’s visit to the Sindh High Court on Thursday night.
Those arrested include Naeem Qureshi of Karachi Bar Association, K.K. Javed, Salahuddin Ahmed, Riaz Ahmed, Noor, Ayub Qureshi, Noman Qadir, Samina Noman and Anis Haroon. They area reportedly being taken to Predy [...]
Just to win peace for myself, my wife and my children
The borders of Pakistan remain under constant pressure from the offensive generated by the American War on Terror, it is this plague amongst other problems that continue to weaken Pakistan on a daily basis. Its ironic that the war is thousands of miles away from the coast of America yet they assume the offensive [...]
Standing up for your Country
Guest Blog by Samad Khurram
Published in The News on 11th July 2008
Continuous air strikes on Pakistani territory and repeated intrusions of Pakistani airspace by US-led coalition forces in stark violation of international norms and customs have troubled Pakistanis across the country. These are very similar to US interventions in the political sphere of our country, [...]
True independence of institutions or just a ‘job’
Guest Blog by Amjad Malik
On 5th of May 2007 Lahore High Court Bar gathered a storm where deposed Chief Justice of Pakistan was facing trial on charges of misconduct, came to the city with a procession of lawyers and won the day. He won the hearts and minds of lay Pakistanis for just saying ‘No’ [...]
The rat may come out of the bag…
You get different versions here in London… some very interesting, no matter how sad they are in nature…
A few month back, before the elections, a textile tycoon, a friend, a very ‘educated’ man from Lahore, sat with me at Leister Square’s ‘All Bar One’ and cursed both Benazir and Nawaz. ‘They should both be hung [...]
Reko Diq Mystery
Reko Diq is a small town in Chagai District, Baluchistan having the world’s largest Gold and Copper reserves (!!!). Reports emerging from various sources indicate that the US $ 65 Billion natural deposit might have been sold for US $ 21 Billion to Tethyan Copper of Australia which has taken the contract to develop [...]
