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Instead of Mourning, our rulers toast with Mrs. Clinton!
42 years ago
More than one hundred innocent Pakistanis killed in one day, more than two hundred in less than a month. Attacks linked to our own and America’s failed Afghan policy. Attacks supported by anti-Pakistan forces in the region and not just unknown ‘extremists’. Children left without parents, a nation terrorized. And the response of our political elite? Dinner, toasts and merrymaking in Islamabad. Was a reception for a foreign guest more important than sharing the grief of your people? A shameless foreign-backed ruling elite.
By AHMED QURAISHI
Thursday, 29 October 2009.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—One hundred and ten killed (110) in one day. More than two hundred dead in less than a month. If this were any other country, emergency would have been declared, nation would have been mobilized, and intellectuals would have moved to question the policies of rulers who draw their strength from Washington and London and not from the people and the interests of Pakistan. (more…)
Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance – Draconian Law
22 years ago
The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance 2007 requires some serious revisions before it is passed by the Parliament in coming sessions. A PILDAT forum on the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance 2007 was held on October 26, 2009. The Forum included as its speakers Mr. Ejaz Khan, techno-legal expert and Partner Aqlaal Advocates, Mr. Tariq Khosa, Director General of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and MNA’s Ms. Anusha Rehman Khan and Ms. Marvi Memon.
The session was not attended by Interior and Information Technology Ministries and Standing Committees of both the Senate and the National Assembly despite invitations.
Below is the briefing of the happenings at the forum via PILDAT. (more…)
Afghanistan: A War of Lies
52 years ago
Eric S, Margolis
October 12, 2009
President Barack Obama and Congress are wrestling with widening the war in Afghanistan. After eight years of military operations costing US $236 billion, the US commander in Afghanistan just warned of the threat of `failure,’ aka defeat.
Truth is war’s first casualty. The Afghan War’s biggest untruth is, `we’ve got to fight terrorists over there so we don’t have to fight them at home.’
Politicians and generals keep using this canard to justify a war they can’t otherwise explain or justify. Many North Americans still buy this lie because they believe the 9/11 attacks came directly from the Afghanistan- based al-Qaida and Taliban movements.
Rise of Youth in Pakistan: A Youth Initiative
62 years ago
Aise dastoor ko subh-e-benoor ko MaiN nahi maanta, main nahi jaanta!
A brilliant initiative by the Pakistani youth to stand up and register their protest against American-Indian-Israeli involvement in terrorist activities inside Pakistan.
The platform being used for initial assembly is a ‘Facebook’ group and will grow on to open student ‘chapters’ or ‘branches’ in every college and university in Pakistan.
This is the mission statement, as on the group:
“RoYP is an initiative by students of higher education in Pakistan.
The group signifies the enlightenment and reborn awakening that the Pakistani Youth have found amidst state sponsored terrorism by USA, India and Israel inside Pakistan.
The group aims at spreading awareness amongst the masses and to bring it on record that the Pakistani people were, are and always be against US meddling in Pakistan affairs.
“LET THIS BE KNOWN TO THE WORLD: OUR NUCLEAR PROGRAMME IS UNTOUCHABLE AND WE (THE YOUTH) WILL STAND TILL THE LAST DROP OF OUR BLOOD FALLS FOR IT PROTECTION”
You can join the group at: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=186336686349
Spread the word and let us rise! With Unity!
Why Blog?
172 years ago
Why Blog? This is a question I have been asked over and over again. I was asked this question again at an event held at the Avari Towers in Karachi called “Are You Online”.
A wonderful discussion with a very attentive and involved audience was inspiring indeed. In this blog post, I have attempted to answer a few questions asked that day in a bit more detail. For now, these are the six (6) points I believe really make ‘blogging’ a very powerful alternative to main-stream media:
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