For those who want to join the students on the long March, here is the schedule which FASTRising and SAC will follow. The schedule is provisional, however.
12th June 9 – 11 AM :
- Check-in in front of Aitzaz’s House.
- Please eat a heavy breakfast as we have a long day ahead of us.
12th June 11 AM :
- Buses leave for High Court to join lawyers.
- CJ’s address at the High Court.
12th June 12 PM (estimate)
- Leave for Islamabad via GT Road
- SAC bus will follow CCP delegation.
12th June …

Almost an year back, following the links on the Google search results for ‘Baluchistan Geography’ I happened to visit a blog titled Gedrosia. The content at the blog came as a surprise to me and I dropped an email to the blog-owner. Today, I feel myself in a better position to understand his feelings, being a Baloch, after I have been to Baluchistan a couple of weeks back.
I present you the email conversation, from the archives.
ALE-Xpressed wrote:
Hello,
I just noticed your webblog titled Gedrosia.
What does the flag on the main page …

Eye opener facts on Baluchistan. A multimedia rich travelogue of FASTRising’s fact finding mission.

Iftikhar Chaudhry took oath on PCO in 2002 and now rejected the PCO in 2007?
The PCO which Musharraf presented in 2002 was not declared null and void by the Supreme Court of that time. The PCO of 2007 declared martial law in the country and abrogated the constitution. It was anti-constitutional, anti-state and clearly against the rights and wishes of the people of Pakistan. Furthermore, the PCO of 2002 and the oath of office order were given indemnity by a two-thirds majority in both houses – the 17th constitutional …

All the channels and newspapers in the country have received a notice from the authorities saying they should not show the snapshot or news of any deposed judge before prior permission. Any talk shows or discussions on the Judicial crisis or the deposed judges have been banned.
The empire strikes back again on media attacking with full force trying to let the nation remain in darkness about the Judicial crisis. The notice was issues soon after the final talks between Zardari and Sharif failed in London over the restoration of judiciary …

FASTRising, SAC and YPL joined hands with the CCP in the demonstration in front of Governor House, Lahore on the Mall road , on Sunday, May 11th, 2008, protesting for the restoration of Judiciary.

Photo Source: Express News
It was good to see people showing up in good numbers. Heavy deployments of police were observed who formed a human-hand-chain around the protesters to resist any movement of protesters towards the road. This reminded of our human hand chain at Liberty back in December during days of emergency A fellow protester, …

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

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 PPP and PMLN.
The federal government was formed on 30th March 2008 and thus the deadline for restoration of Judiciary as promised by the said parties was 30th April. The lawyers, civil society, students and political …

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 and signed promise of PPP and anxiously waited for these 30 days. During this time a false propaganda was launched to weaken the lawyer’s movement and to defame the image in the general public which …

All India Muslim League used to hold their annual session to discuss the issues of Muslims of the subcontinent from the start of the 20th century. It was 22-24 March 1940 that the destination for the struggle of Muslims of the subcontinent was set by the name of Pakistan Resolution in one of those sessions. It was only after a short span of 7 years after 1940, that the since visualized state for the Muslims of sub-continent emerged on the map of the world as Pakistan.
Since the inception of …

تم نے بھی سنے یہا ں کۓ گۓ کیسے کیسے وعدے
جھوٹی تھیں سبھی یہاں کہی گئیں خوشیوں کی جو باتیں
جھوٹے تھے یہاں سبھی کیۓ گۓ لوگوں سے جو وعدے

دھرتی کے خدا بنتے ہیں یہاں
انکو بھی ذرا کو ئی دے سزا

مہروں کی طرح کبھی چلا رہے ہوتے ہیں وہ ہم کو
پانی کی طرح کبھی بہا رہے ہوتے ہیں وہ ہم کو
وہ شمعوں کی طرح کبھی جلا رہے ہوتے ہیں وہ ہم کو
لمحوں کی طرح کبھی گوا رہے ہوتے ہیں وہ ہم کو

وہ ستمگر ہیں انہیں …

With the removal of the pre 3rd November judiciary, there is, currently, a total lack of accountability of the ESTABLISHMENT which has:

Shown no regard for our fundamental rights
Proved highly inefficient in providing us with even the most basic necessities like Flour, Electricity and Gas
Illegally detained and tortured countless fellow students and citizens
Allowed armed pseudo-student bodies to control academic activities in major universities while suppressing student unions
Failed to meet projected economic growth & development targets
Failed …

A few hours back I witnessed the start of a new year at my roof-top when the crescent marked Muharram 1st. We have entered 1429 AH with bomb blasts, suicide attacks, murders, injustice, tyranny, dictatorship, instability, chaos, mismanagement, food-shortage, energy shortage but all this doesn’t matter – our GDP is progressing !

A single roti is being sold for Rs.18 in ParaChanar but why the hell people are crying, can’t they eat bread ?
Electricity is switched off for 10-12 hours a day but why do people disturb the peace coming out …

The Dhaka debacle was indeed the worst event in the history of this nation but whats coming is much more destructing for the very existence of the state of Pakistan.
The so called war-against-terror by the ‘saviors’ of Pakistani nation is leading Pakistan to be declared a failed state, lose our nuclear weapons and eventually fragmentation of the country.
Pak fauj ko salaam !