Unity, faith and discipline - I wonder who follows it these days in our country. This dream of Mohammad Ali Jinnah is stomped on harshly by the successive regimes of our country. Unity creates brotherhood and gives patience in return to survive with people of different ideologies, Faith is the basis for the creation of […]

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After the failure of talks between Zardari and Nawaz Sharif, it is certain that to restore the judges people have to come on the streets and register their protests.
Zardari has shown his true colour and has […]

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Pakistan People’s Party has shown its true colors. Sadly, it has shown that they are ones who cannot keep their word. Moreover, if the judges are not restored, it is a definite political suicide for the party. The party had pledged that they would restore the judges with dignity before the elections and even the […]

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The Current Government has to take major strides to craft a way so that prosperity reaches our doorsteps. Therefore, they should solve the judiciary issue as soon as possible, so that they can move their eyes to areas where paramount concern is required instantaneously and fundamentally. Following methods should be taken so that Pakistan eradicates […]

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The placards at the protest for restoration of Judiciary organized by FASTRising after the deadline as per Murree declaration had passed.

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Axe – A heavy chopping implement with a symmetric working edge that is hafted in a handle, used to usually chop wood. [Dictionary definition]

PPP promised the nation to restore the judges deposed by Musharraf on November 3,2007 within 30 days of the formation of federal Government as per Murree declaration. The nation applauded this documented […]

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Murree Declaration – Clause 2: This has been decided in today’s summit between the PPP and the PML (N) that the deposed judges would be restored, on the position as they were on November 2, 2007, within 30 days of the formation of the federal government through a parliamentary resolution.
A documented, signed promise of the […]

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Letter to Pakistan Chief of Army Staff
General Pervaiz Ashfaque Kayani,
Abdul Basit Khawaja
Campaign to Restore Democracy to Pakistan
General Kiyani Sahib,
Every citizen of Pakistan who wants to chose the path majorly of Jinnah’s Ideologies would applaud your February 13th decision to recall all military officers from Pakistan’s civil departments. Pakistan’s bourgeoning civil society will be strengthened through […]

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As Shakespeare says,’ There is something rotten about the state of Denmark’. Danish newspapers have once again tarnished the name of Islam and made mockery of our beloved Prophet Muhammad(P.B.U.H) on the name of freedom of expression. But the situation has backfired for them as Muslims have become more united on the stance against Denmark. […]

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Source: Rise of pakistan
Sundas Hurain, SAC Lahore
“It’s just a rock, I’m fine. Don’t worry.” I said to my friend standing next to me, blinking from the pain, as a broken piece of a brick hit me square in my shin. We were at the capital of our country, trying to reach the house of […]

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Source: Dawn
Supreme Court Bar Association President Aitzaz Ahsan is set to participate in the rally which will be taken out from Nasser Bagh by the Concerned Citizens of Pakistan, lawyers, political parties and people from all walks of life.
The CCP, which came into being after Aitzaz was detained, had been taking out rallies from Zaman […]

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Source: The Post
Student Action Committee, Concerned Citizens Pakistan (CCP) Punjab Bar Council, Pakistan Medical Association, Lahore District Bar Association, Women’s Action Forum, Joint Action Committee, PML-N, PTI, National Worker’s Party, Labour Party, Khaksaar Tehrik, APDM and civil society groups will hold a protest rally Saturday (today) here at Nasir Bagh for the restoration of November […]

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Source: The News
By Rauf Klasra
LONDON: Imran Khan and Jemima Khan appeared together in public for the first time since they divorced in 2004 to lead a big protest rally of Pakistanis in front of 10 Downing Street where President Pervez Musharraf was meeting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown here on Monday.
The high profile divorced couple […]

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Source: The News International
Besides the Lawyers community, the HRCP and the People’s Resistance to also take part in the protest
The lawyers community will stage a protest demonstration on Thursday to celebrate “Iftikhar Day” at the Karachi Press Club (KPC) to express solidarity with the deposed Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.
The call […]

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Source: Dawn
The High Court Bar Association’s (HCBA), Rawalpindi, lawyers will hold a rally at the Constitution Avenue in front of the Supreme Court building and march towards the house of deposed and detained chief justice on Thursday.
Speaking at a press conference here on Monday, HCBA President Sardar Asmatullah said the rally would be brought out […]

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Source: AFP
LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) — At least 22 police and four civilians were killed Thursday when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside the high court in the commercial heart of Lahore, Pakistan’s second largest city.
The bomber triggered a device packed with ball bearings when police stopped him outside the court, two weeks to the […]

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WHAT: PROTEST BY STUDENTS, CIVIL SOCIETY, AND LAWYERS
WHERE: MINAR-E-PAKISTAN, LAHORE
WHEN: 8TH JANUARY 2008, TUESDAY
TIME: 2 PM
WHY: TO PROTEST AGAINST REMOVAL OF PRE-NOV 3rd JUDICIARY AND GOVT’S POOR SECURITY MEASURES THAT LEAD TO ASSASSINATION OF PROMINENT OPPOSITION LEADER
Source: http://www.pakistanmartiallaw.blogspot.com/ (The Emergency Times)

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Courtesy: Ahmed Saleemi

The following are pictures taken at the protest for the removal of Musharraf and the restoration of the judiciary outside the Badshahi Masjid on Sunday, 23rd December, 2007.

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Source: The Emergency Times

By Ahmed S.

Out of all the protests I went to, i think this was the best one. It had everything we needed: a crowd full of enthusiasm, media brimming with fervor and a spirit never seen before. Aitzaz was picked up from the motorway on his way to Islamabad. He was beaten […]

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Source: [Emergency] Mailing List
By Samad Khurram

I apologize for not being able to write more details or in better language. Have 2 fractured fingers and back got real bad thrashing. I am still amongst the luckier ones. We still don’t have details on the number but many got beaten up with cracked skulls, bleeding noses, […]

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Peshawar (Dec 17): Female PTI students of Peshawar University staged a protest here to express solidarity with the judiciary and media. Earlier, the administration thwarted plans of holding a peaceful walk on campus by a group of girls numbering about one hundred, when its officials along with police armed with AK-47s arrived at the gates […]

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Source: [Emergency] Mailing List
By Kathy Gannon
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Nadia Chaudhry’s hands trembled in the cold night air as she held a candle at a protest against Pakistan’s emergency rule, the government’s firing of judges and jailing of civil rights activists.
The demonstration was a first for the 23-year-old law student, who says she’s taking up […]

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These pictures were taken outside the Lahore University of Management Sciences on the 7th of December, 2007, where several policeman have been standing guard during the day for several days now.

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Friday, December 07, 2007, 02:50 AM

A full scale protest was in swing outside the police station. About 80 to 120 people had gathered. There was a candle light vigil, people shouted slogans, sang songs and refused to leave till those arrested were released. We sang the national anthem of Pakistan, to which the line […]

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Two students of FAST-NU along with 10 other civil society activists, were arrested from House of Justice Siddiqui (Tolington Road GOR) where they were participating in the vigil.
After the arrests about 80 to 120 protesters (Students and other civil society members) gathered in front of Race Course Police Station near China Chowk. They started protesting […]

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