Today Asif Zardari claimed on GEO TV that those who had taken oath under the PCO once could not be restored under the Charter of Democracy. I would like to point out that this statement is blatantly incorrect and comes across as a deliberate attempt to derail the restoration of the judges. The restoration of [...]
Friends,
There will be protests in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad on Thursday, May 8th 2008 for the immediate restoration of the deposed judges and for purging the judiciary free from the PCO inductees and conspirators of the Nov 3rd coup. Please come to the protest in whichever city you are based in and also inform all [...]
An update on the previous post: Zardari dancing on the tunes of the establishment.
The script has been written down. All actors are dancing to music played by the forces behind the scenes.
The works of the establishment:
Zardari’s murder cases dropped
Zardari’s corruption cases dropped
BA requirement dropped
By-elections delayed
Attacks on lawyers, another massacre in Karachi and attack on [...]
After four weeks of delays, the election results are finally set to be announced in Zimbabwe following intense international and domestic pressure. The past month has witnessed violence and arrests that the opposition parties as well as foreign observers and human rights agencies claim are politically motivated. The main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic [...]
Peoples Resistance shall hold a demonstration for restoration of judiciary on Wednesday April 30, 2008, at 6 pm at Dalton Market DHA, (in front of Rahat milk shop). Participants will walk down to the Legal Chief Justice of SHC, Mr. Sabihuddin Ahmed’s house for a 30 minute protest.
PR expresses its disappointment that this important issue [...]
Suppose The Establishment and Zardari were to team up, how would the script have rolled?
Zardari would have wanted to become PM.
For that he would need to have all his murder, corruption, money laundering charges dropped.
Requirement for BA would be dropped (though according to some sources Zardari is a graduate)
By elections would be delayed.
The establishment [...]
America should be cautious lest it reaps what it sows
The Bill of Rights—the essence of American civil liberties—contains crucial provisions for protecting free speech, due process, and a fair and speedy trial among other things. The U.S. Constitution, in turn, was arguably a precedent for Universal Declaration of Human Rights. One might assume that as [...]
