Posted on December 20, 2007 by afaq
On November 3rd, 2007 Pakistan became lawless. A state of emergency was declared and the 1973 constitution ceased to work. Basic rights were gone. Judiciary was sacked, ( http://comment.independent.co.uk/commentators/article3132477.ece) and the civil society was stunned. General Pervez Musharraf had declared the state of emergency to combat with the increasing judicial activism in Pakistan. The chief justice of [...]
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Posted on September 19, 2006 by afaq
A letter to General Pervez Musharraf from Marvin D. Miller, Attorney of Asad Chandia.
General Pervez Musharraf
President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Capitol Islamabad
Pakistan
Dear Mr. President:
I am writing to you about Ali Asad Chandia, son of Mr. Noor Mohammed Chandia, who is, as you know, a highly regarded attorney in your Country. I have had the privilege [...]
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Posted on August 17, 2006 by afaq
General Musharraf recently announced Pakistanis are getting enlightened. The sleeve-less singer on the night of August 14 2006 (on Indus Music cable channel) bears testimony to the fact. Another guy came in knee length capri pants to announce some style award. Dress code was more vulgar than on FTV for a large number of poor [...]
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Posted on June 3, 2006 by afaq
April 24, 2006:
A day’s newspaper reveals the telltale signs of the demise of civil society in Pakistan.
In Northern Wazirastan 3 innocent citizens were gunned down by the Para military forces of Pakistan army. In the exchange of fire some army people were also killed. Near the city of Miranshah (the tribal zone bordering Northwest Pakistan) the [...]
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