DG ISPR’s threats to reporters covering Zarina Marri case
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 31, 2009 · 2 Comments
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-STM-023-2009 January 31, 2009 A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission PAKISTAN: The Public Relations Department of the Armed Forces threatens the journalists covering the case of Zarina Marri. The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), a public relations department of the armed forces of Pakistan denied the allegations that Ms. Zarina … Read more
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SAWATization of our lovely Quetta city
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 25, 2009 · 3 Comments
Our very own illustrated novelist Mohammad Hanif, while writing on the BBC Urdu Service website, recently argued that Sawat was on its way to rest of Pakistan. Maybe in the next two years time, the next Sawat could be your or my town. Sawat has been making top headlines in the media recently due to … Read more
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The Muslims and the jews – A comparative study through statistics
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Hello friends, I got this e-mail as a forward. Wanted to share it with you. This piece comprises of extracts of speech by Hafez A.B Mohamed: Director-General, Al Baraka Bank. Demographics: o World Jewish Population: 14 million o Distribution: 7 M in America 5 M in Asia 2 M in Europe 100 thousand in Africa … Read more
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Munir Mengal/ Sherry Rehman: Who is lying?
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 20, 2009 · 11 Comments
I spoke to Munir Mengal on Sunday evening. Besides firmly standing on his previous statement he had given about Zarina Marri in the interview with Reporters Without Borders, he had a few new things to disclose. He said he been threatened and offered attractive privileges by the Pakistan People’s Party (PPPP) government in return of … Read more
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My Response to Alia’s Open Letter regarding Zarina Marri
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 19, 2009 · 5 Comments
Dr. Alia, Greetings, Thank you very much for your kind mail. I deeply admire your courage to raise the voice of Zarina Marri in the federal capital. What has stunned me the most is the double standards of the Pakistani media, civil society and the political parties demonstrated in the wake of the startling disclosure … Read more
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AN OPEN LETTER REGARDING THE ZARINA MARRI CASE
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 19, 2009 · Leave a Comment
After the horrifying story of the forced sex slavery of Zarina Marri, a young Baloch schoolteacher, at the hands of Pakistani military agencies was brought to light, many people – including members of ‘civil society’ and otherwise vocal defenders of human rights – have requested ‘verification’ of the story, which they assert needs to come … Read more
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Thank you Mr. Chief Justice
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 18, 2009 · 1 Comment
I am glad that deposed Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Justice Ifthakar Mohammad Chaudhary, former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBC) Aitzaz Ahsan and the current President of the SCBC, our own Ali Ahmed Kurd bravely rose the issue of Zarina Marri the other day in Karachi. The Pakistan media, both electronic as … Read more
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The Last Editorial of a Brave Sri Lankan Editor
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 17, 2009 · 2 Comments
Lasantha Wikramatunga, the editor of Sri Lankan newspaper, The Sunday Leader, was shot dead a week ago. Below is the last editorial he wrote which shows how much he knew that the death was coming. It is worth reading. And then they came for me Lasantha Wikramatunga No other profession calls on its practitioners to … Read more
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“We fear extinction” Nawab Khair Buksh Marri ::
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment
An Interview of Nawab Khair Baksh Marri By Rashed Rahman Courtesy: The Post , Pakistan We start with the fact that the fifth military operation is on in Balochistan for the last six or seven years. We need to look into its reasons. As we explore this question, we are likely to come up with … Read more
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Zarina Marri
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on January 14, 2009 · 2 Comments
By Malik Siraj Akbar QUETTA: The Asian Human Rights Commission’s (AHRC) startling report about young Baloch women being held in the country’s military torture cells and forced into sexual slavery has sparked a new wave of angry reactions from Baloch nationalist political parties in Balochistan. In a fresh report, the AHRC disclosed that a 23-year … Read more
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