Google Doodle for Muslims or Pakistanis?
Google Doodle for Beijing Olympics 2008
Google has over the past years becoming one of the most successful IT companies practically out-gunning most of its competitors in every possible field where it has any presence. The success of Google has predominately been due to its commitment to provide service far before the thought of minting [...]
The NAB Diaries - The Aftermath
Guest Blog by Amer Nazir
I read about that in Introduction to Psychology; that, and the chapter on caged rats whod give themselves electric shocks for something to do. And the ones on the pigeons, trained to peck a button that made a grain of corn appear. Three groups of them: the first one got one [...]
Transcript of Dr. Kaiser Bengali’s Lecture - Making sense of Pakistan and its Economy
Attached is the entire transcript of the lecture given by Dr. Kasier Bengali in Dec at the invitation of People’s Resistance & The Green Economics & Globalisation Initiative where he talked on Making sense of Pakistan and its Economy at Shirkat Gah Office, Karachi
Alternatively Download the Transcript of Kaiser Bengali’s Lecture on Pakistan’s Economy (PDF) [...]
Brave Citizens confront water cannons & tear gas in Islamabad
islamabad protest under water cannon blast
Islamabad Protestor being dragged away by polie
Macleans Canada Reports: Police using tear gas and water cannons clashed today with hundreds of lawyers to block them from reaching the barricaded house of Pakistan’s deposed chief justice. About 1,500 black-suited lawyers marched on the residence of Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, the detained [...]
US Senators meet Imran Khan to discuss the future of Democracy in Pakistan
Yesterday a very high profile meeting was held in Washignton DC with Imran Khan who met a high powered Senate group under the leadership of Senator Harry Reid the Senate Majority Leader, other leaders included Senator Dick Durbin who is Assistant Senate Majority Leader, Chairman Senate Foreign Relation Committee Senator Joe Biden, Chairman South Asia [...]
Letter by US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to President Bush on Pakistan
The following letter was just received. The Senate Majority leader Sen. Harry Reid has written to Bush and has insisted that the Judiciary should be restored, as well as political prisoners freed and the media restrictions removed. More action from the Senate and Congress in this regard will be seen in the near [...]
The NAB Diaries - Part Four
Guest Post by Amer Nazir
Part One of the ‘The NAB Diaries’ can be read here
Part Two of the ‘The NAB Diaries’ can be read here
Part Three of the ‘The NAB Diaries’ can be read here
“Do you wish to know whether that day is coming? Watch money.
Money is the barometer of a societys virtue. When you [...]
Aitzaz Ahsan still a threat to the Government
I share with you a statement sent to us by Mrs. Ahsan who shares her frustration that her husband has yet again been placed under house arrest for another month starting this New Year. My hat goes off in salute to all those judges and lawyers who made this great sacrifice for the sake [...]
Hunger Strike for the Restoration of Judiciary
Members of the People’s Resistance staged a token hunger strike today at the Karachi Press Club for the restoration of Judiciary in Pakistan - Full Press Release Below
Final Testimony to the US House Committee on Pakistani elections
Testimony by Mark L. Schneider, Senior Vice President, International Crisis Group to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on “Pakistani elections: Will they be fair and free or fundamentally flawed?
20 December 2007
Washington, DC
I want to express once again the appreciation of the International Crisis Group for the continuing attention of the Committee and [...]
Karachi Press Club Eid Day Vigil for Aitzaz - Pictures
Read the report here
Credit for all the pictures Abro’s Flickr Stream
Report of KPC Vigil on Eid Day for Aitzaz Ahsan
Report of the Eid Day vigil outside Karachi Press Club to protest against the way authorities manhandled Aitizaz Ahsan after he was suddenly ‘temporarily’ released then then abruptly arrested again. Report by Urooj posted on the People’s Resistance network
The CMKP Karachi DC organised a candlelight vigil at 06:00 p.m. yesterday (December 21) outside the [...]
Woh Eid e Nazzara
Guest Blog by Sophia Ali
Fellow Pakistanis,
I am outraged like many of you by the sheer brutality of the treatment meted out to Aitzaz Ahsan, and that too on Eid! My salutations to you Aitzaz and to all the heroes of the resistance. May Allah bring our struggle to fruition!
Woh Eid e Nazzara darkar hai [...]
Aitzaz Ahsan Beaten & Detained - Vigils held in Karachi & Lahore
Posted on the Emergency Times mailing list and also on the People’s Resistance
Aitzaz Ahsan was picked up on the motorway enroute to Islamabad, beaten up, glasses broken and brought back to Lahore in a police bus. Is now suffering from bruises and fever.When he asked for a detention order, they shoved a gun in his [...]
Eid morning Police Action in Islamabad
Posted on the People’s Resistance network
Activists, mainly lawyers, gathered at the entrance to the judges colony at 7:30 this morning. The police had completely blocked the way to the Chief Justice’s residence with concrete blocks and barbed wires. The protesters gathered at the police barrier which happened to be at the entrance to the ministers’ [...]
