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
People’s Resistance Outreach Program - Street Theater at SeaView
A few members of People’s Resistance organized a Street Theater on the Beach at SeaView for the general public. The short street play titled JADUGAR was conceived by Husna and Ambereen of People’s Resistance, the skit was about a Jadugar (magician) who lodges himself indefinitely in the house of a poor family, promising to [...]
Clarification by Aitzaz Ahsan on reversal of Musharraf’s Illegal Constitutional Amendments
Submitted on the People’s resistance network, a clarification by Mr. Aitzaz Ahsan for publication in the newspapers tomorrow (25th Dec 2007) which shed light on how it is only possible to reverse Musharraf’s Constitutional Amendments - which according to him are beyond the scope of a simple 2/3rd parliamentary vote
December 24, 2007.
Press Note:
This is to [...]
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 [...]
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’ [...]
Ticket to Heavens - at the tax payers’ expense
Posted on the People’s Resistance network by Naeem Sadiq
Is there a relationship between the corruption and mismanagement of rulers and the number of times they perform umrahs and hajj. While a formal research on this subject may yet not be available, the performance of our contemporary leaders provides some very useful insight.
Mr. Jinnah, the [...]
Report on the Karachi Press Club protest
Report submitted by UZi on the People’s Resistance network on todays protest outside the Karachi Press Club
Around 60 people gathered outside the Karachi Press Club at 03:00 p.m. today to register their protests against the treatment meted out to the Students Action Committee (SAC) rally in Islamabad.
The demonstration was jointly organised by the Communist [...]
Demonstration against Police and State’s Brutalities
Several activists of civil society (the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, Peoples’ Resistance, Women Action Forum, Interntaional Socialists Karachi, Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party, Labour Party of Pakistan, Roots Foundation and others) gathered outside Karachi Press Club today with placards and banners and staged a demonstration against the large scale arrest, severe lathi charge, tear gas [...]
Karachi Press Club protest today at 3:00PM
Posted on the people’s Resistance mailing list
A joint demonstration has been organised for 03:00 p.m. tomorrow (December 18) outside the Karachi Press Club (KPC), to protest the State’s brutalities against the Students Action Committee (SAC) rally in Islamabad today.
While the protest has been called by the CMKP and the Labour Party of Pakistan (LPP), we [...]
Karachi Welcomes the Non-PCO Judges - Pictures
Another large set of images (75+) for people to enjoy, recording the colorful activites that took place when the People’s Resistance welcomed Justice Bhagwandas and Justice Rabbani to Karachi. A detailed report can be read here
Karachi Welcomes the non-PCO Judges - Report
A report sent into the People’s Resistance network by UZi giving a detailed and funny narration of the welcome by members of the civil society, judges, lawyers, PR activists, students, laborers and journalists on the arrival of Justice Rana Bhagwandas and Justice Ghulam Rabbani to Karachi from Islamabad
Karachi gave a rousing welcome today to [...]
Reception for the arrival of Justice Bhagwandas and Justice Rabbani to Karachi
Reports are coming in that Justice Bhangwandas and Justice Rabbani are boarding a flight at 3:00pm from Lahore to insha-allah arrive at 4:45 to Karachi Airport for their first maiden voyage to this city after the upheaval of the November 3rd. People’s Resistance along with lawyers, trade unions and a number of NGO’s have [...]
Dawn News Covers People’s Resistance Regal Chowk Rally
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwCxV9bzfKs
Muneer Malik Update
Reported on the People’s Resistance network
Muneer Sahib is improving everyday. He even went to the passport office last Monday to get his passport extended. He might be discharged from the hospital very soon
