Update @ 0314: Women Activists defying the Martial Law in Pakistan
It must be noted that it is not only men, students and politicians (a very few) that are standing firm against this Martial Law imposed by General Pervaiz Musharraf but at the same time it is heartening to see women stepping forward and locking hands with other activists to express their right of opinion. [...]
How to Save Pakistan By Imran Khan
By Imran Khan
Make no mistake; Pakistan faces a grave threat from the creeping chaos, a by-product of the most shameful demonstration of power politics. There are many threats confronting our society. The threat of extremism is just one which is essentially a consequence of policies that serve foreign interests at the cost of the [...]
Update @ 2013: BBC Report on the day Imran Khan got arrested
Credit: Ramblings from Afar
Update @ 0404: PTI Issues a Statement Condemning Imran Khan’s Arrest amongst other demands
Received via email from the Pakistan Tehreek Insaf Information Secretariat
An urgent meeting of the Central Executive Committee of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was held in Lahore on the 15th of November which continued late into the night. The meeting condemned the arrest of Chairman Imran Khan and the disgraceful violence committed on him during the [...]
Update @ 0351: Students speak out against IJT
A number of students in Punjab University have spoken out against Islami Jamiat Talaba, as reported by Lahore Metroblog where they have captured an ARY Interview and have translated it in English for our International audience
Update @ 1602: LUMS Students Movement express Poltical Autonomy
Press Release, issued by the Student Movement at Lahore University of Management Sciences
As our movement gains in strength, support, momentum and therefore, media attention, the students of the protest movement at the Lahore University of Management Sciences would like to clarify our position on a number of points.
Our movement is fundamentally a non-partisan, civil society [...]
Update @ 1424: Manhandling of Imran Khan’s sisters in Lahore
Update @ 0155: 2500+ Students rally against Jamiat at Punjab University
An extensive coverage at Lahore Metroblogs of the protests at Punjab University following the betrayal of a few IJT activist who handed the Cricketer turned politician to the police to the bureaucracy
The update on Imran Khan is that he was charged under the Anti-Terrorism charge for inciting his supporters to stand up (take up arms) [...]
Update @ 1933: Imran Khan to be charged under terrorism law
Geo News reports that the Lahore police have arrested and registered a case agaisnt Imran khan under the Anti-Terrorism law. Lahore Police Chief Malik Mohammad Iqbal has been quoted to have said “Through his speeches he has been inciting people to pick up arms, he has been calling for civil disobedience, he was [...]
Update @ 1633: I need to stay in Power, Musharraf tells Sky News
President General Pervaiz Musharraf gave an interview to Sky’s Asia correspondent Alex Crawford today in response to the recent arrest of Imran Khan in Lahore, during the interview he told Sky News that “I am not a dictator, I want a democracy, the day when there is no turmoil in Pakistan, I will step down.”
The [...]
Update @ 1453: Imran Khan Beaten up and arrested
A number of reports continue to pour in stating that Imran Khan did show up at Punjab University to present himself in the rally scheduled there for today. A group of students belonging to a another political party (Islami jamiat Talaba, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami) colluded with the administration and huddled Imran Khan into [...]
Update @ 1418: IJT clashes with Imran Khan’s posse at PU
Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf chief, Imran Khan, was badly beaten up by the IJT when he tried to surrender at Punjab University, Lahore. [Source: Indus News]
Its time for street protests : Imran Khan
Published in DAWN on November 13th
By Shehar Bano Khan
Looking defiant and all set to mobilise students on the streets on Wednesday (tomorrow) against Gen Musharrafs emergency rule, Pakistan Tereek-i-Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan lashes out at the Washington plan of installing its dream team of moderates.
Dismissing the election formula for being devised and dictated by [...]
Update @ 0040: Imran Khan vows Protest
Imran Khan has vowed that he continues to lead full-fledged struggle against these recent unconstitutional steps taken by the Government to clamp down on the voice of opposition and he hoped that the youth could be mobilized in this connection. The PTI chief expressed concern that we must prepare for some more unconstitutional steps [...]
Update @ 1830: Police cordon off Imran Khan’s house
Received via SMS:
Imran Khan’s house has been cordoned off by the police while Pakistani security forces have surrounded Shaukat Khanam Hospital in Lahore while in Rawalpindi, riot police have fired tear gas shells to disperse PPP (Pakistan People’s Party) political workers at the Committee Chowk.
