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پاکستان میں ایمرجنسی کے نفاذ کے بعد ملک کی سیاسی صورتحال اور ملکی اور غیر ملکی چینلوں کی نشریات پر پابندی کے تناظر میں بی بی سی اردو سروس کے صبح کے پروگرام جہاں نما کے وقت میں اضافہ کیا گیا ہے جبکہ آدھے گھنٹے کا خصوصی ریڈیو پروگرام بھی نشر کیا جار ہا ہے۔

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New order of Democracy in Pakistan       New Link

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SAGHIR QAMAR

Ayaz Mir.......A seven-year bang ending in a whimper

Altaf Husain in news
The People of Pakistan have spoken now and gave their mandate to PPPP, PML (N) and ANP. The parties supporting Mushy went nearly into the hole.
Today was first day of 13th parliamentary secessions and we pray Allah almighty that Mushy stops playing and give chance to democracy.

New triangle in Pakistani Politics:

Geeran                                                                   Paejha                                            Mulla  Pajha

A week ago in alll newspapers in Pakistan it was told to the nation that under leadership of Shukat Aziz country has prospered and now your own party Muslim League Q is not giving you ticket to stand in election (New Tamasha of Musharraf ). Shame on You or on Muslim League Q. What a pity. When are you flying back to Manhattan. 22.11.2007 at 23.30

GEO Ordered to SHUT DOWN in Pakisatn and also ordered to shut airing from DUBAI

 

MUSHRRAF SHAME ON YOU

 

 

This picture is speaking for it self, Policemen with out uniform beating a civil person and it is happening in every city of Pakistan, Supreme Court of Pakisatn closed and you can see adds from Pakistani Governament diffirent departments that we are Pakistan is developing under the leadership of Musharraf

Nawaz Sharif is coming back

Nawaz sharif is coming back with his wife and Shahbaz Sharif. It is deal or time is ok and Musharraf is unable to stop him. It will be soon come into lisght, by the course Nawaz Sharif takes and if he join hands with others to take part in Fraud Elections. By the way Common Wealth has excluded Pakistan from his club due to the dictatorship, who is running Pakistan.Posted 23-11-2007 at 01.00

 

ملک بھر میں وکلاء کا احتجاج، حلف نہ لینے والے جج گھروں میں محدود
Countrywide crackdown : Hundreds of lawyers, rights activists and politicians detained

Rana Bhagwan Das and other S Court judges who did not took oath under new PCO, are under arrest, and he says all those judges who have taken oath under PCo is illeagal and new PCO have no value. He says they took oath under under PCO in 1999 is still vailed and so another PCO cannot be issued by the same man. he also said that he is never dishearted and he has full faith in Allha almighty.

LAHORE, Nov 4: Police and other law-enforcement personnel launched a crackdown across the country on Sunday, apparently fearing a large-scale protest campaign against imposition of emergency.

Opposition politicians, prominent lawyers and rights activists were detained in large numbers in several cities and towns of the country.

Prominent among those detained included PML-N acting president Javed Hashmi, ANP chief Asfandyar Wali Khan, former ISI director-general Gen (retd) Hameed Gul and rights activists I.A. Rehman and Iqbal Haider and hundreds of other people on the second day.

Police detained over 600 people in Lahore. Javed Hashmi was arrested from Multan. I.A. Rehman and Iqbal Haider were lodged at Asma Jehangir’s house. Ms Jehangir has been under house-arrest since Saturday evening.

Around 70 civil society activists were arrested when they gathered at a Joint Action Committee meeting of the HRCP in Garden Town to discuss the situation after the imposition of emergency.

Lahore District Bar president Mohammad Shah, Lahore High Court Bar Association president Ahsan Bhoon, advocates Ashtar Ausaaf, Khalid Hussain and Iftikhar Bhatti were also arrested.The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) and the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Isnaaf claimed that over 1,200 and 50 activists, respectively, had been detained in two days of crackdown.

In Rawalpindi, police rounded up nearly 60 people, including a retired judge, the former ISI director-general, lawyers and human rights activists.

Black sheeps in Black coats. These are new Judges of Lahore High Court who took oath under new PCO 2007.

 

 

 

Some Names which are arrested under New Martial Law in Pakistan

Whole Supreme Court of Pakistan is disbanded and our Great Leader took over

Mr. Munir Malik Ex President S C bar, Pakistan

Justice Khalil Ur Rehman Ramday

 

Chief Justice Iftikhar Chudary

President Supreme Court Bar, Ch. Eatiazaz Ahsan

Prsident Muslim League (N) Javeed Hashmi

I A Rehman Chairman HRW Pakistan

Ikram Ch.Muslim League (N)

Protesters in Islamabad also arrested

Asma Jailalni, member Human Right watch , Pakistan

Gen. (R)Hamid Gul

Bann on Private TV Channels and Police radided on AAJ TV

 GEO and ARY TV Channels are banned in Pakistan and New media ordinance has been announced in which they have been banned to discuss Army,                  Judiciary and President.  Today Police radided on AAJ TV and it has been banned to air.  Talat Hussain Director News AAJ TV told ARY that they are transmitting, but  state own channel PTV is sending beams on there frequency, which you cannot see with eye , but they block AJJ TV. It should be noted that This year when Chief Justice Of Pakistan visited Karachi, Talat Hussain and AAJ TV was under fire by MQM Bhai,s.

AAJ TV is known for its independent reporting and Talat Hussain is known to be efficient journalist.

 

Jamait Islami Pakistan was the first Political party to demonstrate against new PCO 2007 in Lahore

Gen Musharraf takes over again after imposing Martial Law on his own Govt.

President Gen Mushrraf Second Coup

ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: President General Pervez Musharraf, in his capacity as the chief of army staff, on Saturday declared emergency rule in the country, suspended the country’s constitution, and issued a new Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO
The official announcement on the state-run Pakistan Television (PTV) came within minutes of a high-level meeting at the President House (Aiwan-i-Sadr) which was chaired by the President and attended by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, senior security and intelligence officials.

Shortly before the official announcement all the private and independent news channels in the country were pulled off the cable network, leading to intense speculations of a possible emergency rule or martial law.

New Pupet Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Dooger . A disgrace in the name of Justice

According to some details of the new PCO made available to the media, the National Assembly, Senate, provincial assemblies, the prime minister, provincial chief ministers, federal and provincial ministers, governors and all those in the “government services” will continue to function normally.However, it was not clear how this will be possible, or be legitimate, with President Musharraf resorting to the extra-constitutional action of suspending the constitution and issuing his own provisional constitutional order or PCO.

Soon after the proclamation of emergency by Gen Musharraf, a seven-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, reportedly set aside the decision. Setting aside General Musharraf’s proclamation of emergency, the panel asked all members of the superior judiciary against taking oath under the new PCO.The Supreme Court, in its order, termed Gen Musharraf’s action “illegal and unconstitutional” and asked the corps commanders and all civil and military officials not to take oath under the PCO. Till filing of this report, the judges of the SC were still inside the court building.

However, under the circumstances chances of a major rebellion on part of the superior judiciary appeared highly unlikely. In any case, legal experts said, the government must have contemplated such a resistance, and as has been the past practice during military rule, some of the judges will not be invited to take oath, some will refuse, and a few will accept the new order to provide legitimacy to the this kind of emergency rule. In a latest development Justice Abdul Hamid Dogar was sworn in as a Chief Justice of Pakistan by the President.

There were also reports that some of the lawyers, including the president of the Supreme Court Bar Association, Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan, have been taken into custody. Mr. Ahsan’s wife told reporters that her husband was arrested soon after the imposition of emergency.Although news of a possible emergency rule had been doing rounds for the past several days, on Saturday it became quite evident when a large contingent of paramilitary troops started to arrive in Islamabad, and cable operators were asked to pull the plug on all independent news channels, including DawnNews, Geo, ARY and Aaj TV.

Land telephone lines and mobile phones are also partially down in Islamabad and communication has become almost impossible in many parts of the capital. TV channels and newspapers had been reporting for the past few days that the government had made up its mind to declare emergency rule.

 

Police establishing new order of Democracy in Pakistan under our GREAT LEADER

 MUSHARRAF

Eatiazaz Hassan beaten by police outside Supreme Court on eve of
checking of Election papers of President Musharraf
Ali Ahmed Kurd is beaten and taken by Agency people who rule Pakistan now. I G Police Syed Murwat Shah is said to be the first officer who started beating Ali Ahmed Kurd , who is very respected advocate of Pakistan supreme Court.

 

Pakistan of today, completing 5 years of democracy 

An old man kissing Nawaz,s poster on the eve of his return 

Police stopping or dragging Nawaz Sharif supporter from his bike.

Paris of Pakistan drowning in recent rains August 2007( Laxsmi Chowk-Lahore)

Young children enjoying Democracy Musharraf style

 

The Party is over

 16.03.2007 - AT last the Badnam (Notorious) Punjab police attacked the offices of GEO TV and Jang publications. Now President of Pakistan and whole Line of  stooges under him also condemns this act. But is this possible to attack a big and known publication without higher consent.

We condemn this act and ask Minister of information Mr. Durani  who was lying all the time on different channels that there is freedom of information, is this freedom of information and what to say about Justice minister Mr. Wasi Zafar who is not only beating poor waiters and passengers at airport , now he is banning journalists on open TV screen and on air. Now when journalists have declared to register case against him and news about appointment of new Law Minister are in air he apologized on Geo TV and invited Ansar Abbasi (journalist) to dinner. Mr Minister what about poor waiter and passenger whom you have beaten.

What about Interior minister of Pakistan who is responsible fro this bloody police. We do not demand resignation of these ministers , because party is over now.

 

Our beloved Great leader wants to play also Chief Justice.........

 

SHAME SHAME SHAME

According to Daily  Khabrain, Pakistan, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry of Pakistan was pulled by his hairs a SHO of Sectriate Police Station Mr. Ruhksar Mehdi and  was helped by some other police men who tried to pull  Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in car but  due to  Chief Justice  Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry wife they were not able to so.

Mr. Justice was coming to Supreme Court by foot and was accompanied by Islamabad's highest Police chief  I G Police Islamabad,, but Ruhksar Mehdi was encouraged by an army officer who was Captain by rang to use  Usual Police Protocol which is used on Pakistani public daily.  That petty police S H O  even did not respect his boss I G who was walking with side of Chief Justice .

 

Police beating Lawyers who were protesting against Government for making ineffective the C Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in Islamabad

New Lotas adding new weight to ruling party

Non-functional Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has demanded an open trial

ISLAMABAD: Non-functional Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has demanded an open trial on the reference filed against him by the President General Perez Musharraf.
During a meeting with Tehreek-e-Istaqlal Chairman Air Marshal(retd) Asghar Khan on Sunday Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry expressed his desire for an open trial. When contacted Air Marshal (retd) confirmed this demand by the non-functional Chief Justice.

"The non-functional Chief Justice has demanded to hold an opentrial on the reference," he told media.

Air Marshal Asghar Khan went to see the non-functional ChiefJustice at Chief Justice House on Sunday and stayed with him for half an hour. Asghar Khan said the non-functional Chief Justice was in good health and was staying with his family members.

"It was my first meeting with the Chief Justice (non-functional). I went to the Chief Justice House and was allowed to meet Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry after completing the routine procedure by the officials deputed there," Asghar Khan said. He said, son of the non-functional Chief Justice was also present during the meeting.

Asghar Khan said, he inquired about the health of Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and discussed with him the prevailing situation. He also informed that telephone lines of the Chief Justice House have been disconnected.

A big blow to the judiciary
 

WITH the Chief Justice of Pakistan having become “non-functional”, another sordid chapter has been added to the judiciary’s chequered history. Ghulam Mohammad began the process of destroying the foundations of Pakistan’s constitutional and democratic structure, but he is not known to have interfered with the judiciary. That the Sindh Chief Court tried to undo the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly in October 1954 showed that the judiciary till then had acted independently. However, the Federal Court then came to his rescue with the notorious ‘Doctrine of Necessity’ that has since held the ground. Indeed with his arbitrary actions that shook the very foundations of Pakistan, Ghulam Mohammad had laid down a perverse tradition which military and civilian despots have used shamelessly to prolong and consolidate their rule by resorting to extra-constitutional methods. As years wore on, the judiciary more or less acquiesced in its role as a subservient institution whose duty was to legitimise every authoritarian ruler’s assumption of power, even if he acquired it by means of a military coup, and to uphold all his actions which often were in utter violation of the fundamentals of law and constitutional propriety. That is how the Doctrine of Necessity became an intrinsic part of Pakistan’s constitutional jargon, for, instead of being forgotten as a one-time exception, this doctrine has been exploited by the generals, who often found — barring some exceptions — willing allies of the judiciary.

Generals Ayub, Zia and Musharraf all overthrew elected governments. While the Noon ministry, which Ayub and Iskander Mirza combined to dislodge by a coup, was not directly elected, it had, nevertheless, enjoyed a majority in the assembly and had a constitutional status, but Zia and Musharraf overthrew governments which had come to power through general elections. Once in power, they de-fanged the courts by appointing yes men to the apex judiciary so as to ensure uninterrupted legitimisation of all their actions. Zia was a class by himself. He not only got rid of five judges of the Supreme Court, he also sacked Chief Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Ali. Zia also made no secret of his fascist bent of mind by declaring publicly that the 1973 Constitution was a scrap of paper which he could tear up any time. The Provisional Constitutional Order and the Revival of the Constitution Order were not at all what their imposing titles suggested; they were instruments of manipulation to perpetuate his rule which he had assumed initially for 90 days to hold elections. Finally, the Constitution he left behind as his legacy had little resemblance with the Constitution enacted by the National Assembly in 1973. Instead, it had been stripped of its parliamentary character, all powers were concentrated in his person, and like Gen Musharraf today, he continued to remain both army chief and president till his death. The amended Constitution contained a new Article — 58-2b -- which authorised Zia to sack an elected government, which he did by dismissing the government of his protégé, Mohammad Khan Junejo.

The most shocking part of Pakistan’s judicial history is the post-Zia period when the popularly elected prime ministers, Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, showed scant respect for the concept of an independence judiciary and staffed it with yes men. Where a judge or two refused to bend, they were got rid of. It was also during this era — when Nawaz Sharif was prime minister — that the hoodlums of the ruling party attacked the Supreme Court premises and made the Chief Justice flee for his life. Those leading the hooligans were later tried and given light sentences. Today they are back in business. The drama surrounding Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah’s ouster from office and the role played by “brother judges” made a mockery of the judicial norms and are a shameful part of Pakistan’s history. The “brother judges” combined to get rid of their own chief for political reasons. But both the civilian prime ministers were held accountable for their conduct.

Now coming to Friday’s episode, one is appalled to see the photograph of a general in uniform calling the country’s Chief Justice to his “camp office” as if the latter were a ‘suspect’ in a case of embezzlement, thus stripping him of the dignity to which he was entitled to by virtue of the office he held. Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry was then not allowed to return to his office and was “escorted” home. Gen Musharraf has made a reference against him to the Supreme Judicial Council, and the media has published a list of the alleged acts of malfeasance by Mr Justice Chaudhry. Since the charges are sub judice and commenting on them would constitute ‘contempt’, one cannot but take note of the background against which the Chief Justice was made “non-functional” and the “judicial activism” that came to be associated with his name since he became chief justice in June 2005. More important, it is difficult to avoid the suspicion that some of his verdicts had irked the government and for that reason it did not wish an independent Chief Justice to be in office at a time when the apex court could be called upon to decide vital constitutional issues in the light of continued reports that President Musharraf will retain the two offices and that the existing assemblies will re-elect him as president for another term. In some other cases, too, he had been bold — like reversing the sale of Pakistan Steel, stopping the decision of the Capital Development Authority to turn a public park into a mini-golf course, and taking suo motu actions to make some highly progressive and popular decisions concerning human rights, women and environment. However, the decision that must have hurt the government relates to “disappearances”, of which there have been quite a few in the context of the war on terror.

While SJC will, no doubt, decide upon the case whose outcome will have profound consequences for the future course of law and constitution in Pakistan, the nation is appalled that those who impose accountability on others and imprison politicians are accountable to no one. Is not the nation justified in wondering why the men in khaki consider themselves above accountability? He who seeks justice must come with a clean hand is an old axiom. The generals seek to dole out justice to others, but they themselves are not prepared to present themselves before an impartial, civilian tribunal to defend their actions. It is for this reason that, since Zia’s days, the word ‘accountability’ has acquired a strange connotation because it is hard to dispense with the notion that the military uses the shibboleth of accountability to persecute the regime’s political enemies through what can be called inquisition courts.

A larger question is Pakistan’s image. The government has been very keen to project a soft image for Pakistan, and there is no doubt that this country gets bad press abroad, often because the good here does not make news, while terrorism, honour killings and gang rapes regularly hit world headlines. But then the nature of the regime in power is a major factor in giving the country a good or bad image. Friday’s treatment of the Chief Justice is hardly the episode that will cast Pakistan in a better image abroad. In fact, it will have a negative impact on the world and add to the impressions abroad that Pakistan is just another Muslim country where the ruler’s word is the law.
(Courtesy : Dawn.Com )
 

 

More cartoons

 LEFT:-Khalid Khawaja a human right activist , who is much vocal on more then 400 missing persons in Pakistan, has been arrested today (27-01-2007) in Islamabad on same old phony charges that he was caring banned books and Cds.

Right:- C M Farooq also human right activist and a lawyer from Lahore age only 30 years is kidnapped by agencies , so one more is adds in kidnapped list. Both human activists were former employs of ISI , one of Pakistani intelligence agencies, from whom all Pakistani fear.

C M Farooq kidnapped by agency, claims his brother

Khalid Khawaja arrested by police in Islamabad

 

This is not 11 the century this is 28th of December 2006  AND

This is not happening in some Banana republic, This is Pakistan and  capital  twin city  Rawalpindi where nearly 100 Ladies, Children and old citizens of Pakistan wanted to hand over petition about there love ones , who were as they say kidnapped by Pakistan Security agencies and they do not know if they are alive  or dead. Pakistan supreme Court Chief Justice has ordered many times to police and attorney General of Pakistan , but  WHO CARES.

What our brace [police did  in presence of DSP and SP  cadre  ranks was published in all Newspapers of Pakistan. But SUB ACHA HAI.

Young Hafiz Quran Master Janjuha Shalwar was taken down by Police and was badly beaten and was arrested.  His Father a well-known man is kidnapped by   ???????

Families and Children of kidnapped persons protesting in Rawalpindi

Families get information on missing persons

By Naveed Ahmad

ISLAMABAD: The families and friends of the missing persons on Monday revealed that they have got more evidence about their loved ones being held in various “safe houses’ of the military intelligence.

Though the government did not provide any details about the missing persons in the Supreme Court despite its clear directions, the Defence of Human Rights (DHR) NGO claimed to have received fresh information about the locations of the missing persons from a few recently released citizens.

Amina Masood of the DHR told The News that she has met a recently released person who had seen her husband, Masood A Janjua, “several times in a Military Intelligence (MI) detention centre in Rawalpindi”.

According to the DHR, some of the other detainees seen by the recently released citizens include Muhammad Mansoor, Saud Memon, Ali Hassan (Abdul Qadir), Aslam Zahid, Shokat Hayat, Osama Nazir, Ansar, Abdul Basit, Habeeb, Adeel, Siddque Akhter, Mufti Muneer, Saifullah Akhter and Mehboob Ilahi.

The NGO learnt from the recently released person that Saud Memon, Muhammad Mansoor, Ali Hassan Rana, were seen in the ISI custody in Lahore, whereas Abdul Basit, Osama Nazir of Faisalabad and Hafiz Tahir of D I Khan are reportedly with the MI in Rawalpindi.

Amina said she has learnt from her interviews that Aslam Zahid of Qasur was seen in the Army custody when he was abducted by the agencies along with his father Mufti Muneer Shakir.

Speaking to The News, she said their protests are building up pressure on the government. On the Eid day, the families held a protest demonstration outside the Faisal mosque and also unsuccessfully tried to pay visit to the Aiwan-e-Sadr and the Prime Minister House.

She said as the people are learning about this organised movement for the release of the innocent persons abducted by the agencies, more and more such families are contacting the NGO. Amina claimed that some 115 families have registered missing loved ones with them.
( Courtesy:= Daily Nation - Lahore, Pakistan)
 

More LINKS  about missing persons:-

1. Fatma Bhutto,s essay

2. BBC page

Pakistan Is Bleeding

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