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...Day 6th & 7th
6th Day (17th November):
More than two dozens of Awami Tehrik workers courted arrest after rallies in
five Divisional Head Quarter of Sindh on Saturday in protest against
imposition of emergency, dismissal of judges, curbs on independent media and
large-scale arrests of political parties activists and lawyers. The AT
activists came at downtown junctions of Sukkur, Karachi, Mirpurkhas, Larkana
and Hyderabad with Awamee Tahreek’s red and black flags and raised anti
emergency slogans.
Thereafter Murtaza Halepoto, Fayaz Ahmed, Fazil Halepoto, Sher Talpur, Ayaz
Halepoto, Javed Bhatti, Alah Jurio Palijo, Moti Ram, Saeen Dio Palijo,
Khajan Kumar, Ghulam Abbas Chandio, Sikendr Brohi, Manzoor Brohi, Wazir
Khaskheli, Shahnawaz Dal, Shewo Kolhi, Moti Lal, Qayoom Jogi, Kaleem ullah
Bakhrani, Nazeer Kanrani, Allah Bux Malik, Ashiq Kanrani and other party
activists offered their arrests and were shifted to different jails.
Hundreds of rallies were taken out in Qasimabad, Gharo, Jungshahi, Nao Kot,
Bhirya, Jam Sahib, Tharoo Shah, Moya, Khorwah, Umer Kot, Larkana, Mithi,
Wahi Pandhi, Seree, Kotdeji, Thul, Garhi Yasin, Daro, Pehlwan Goth, Bhit
Shah, Samaro and other towns and workers blocked the
traffic on main highways. The workers were chanting “PCO to saan..jhero aa”,
“Musharaf tosaan..jhero aa”, "Musharaf wazey ker ailan.Wardee ghurje?
Pakistan?“,”Adlia te bandash..na manzoor“,”Insaf jee bandash...na
manzoor“,”Chief asaan jo....Iftkhar“,”Hee shahr kenhen ja.Sindhian ja“,”Hee qom ghure thee...azadi“,”hee Sindh ghure thee...azadi".
7th Day (18th November):
Several dozens of Awami Tahreek (AT) activists offered Court arrests after
rallies in front of High Court Benches and Sessions Courts of five
Divisional Head Quarters of Sindh. They said massive protests by people
proved that they would never accept this new invasion by dictators on their
own countrymen. The party workers appeared at Ghanta Ghar Chowk Sukkur, Post.
Office Chowk Mirpurkhas, Karachi High Court, Civil Court Hyderabad and
Pakistan Chowk Larkano and offered their voluntary arrests. Those who were
arrested on 18th November and sent to police lockups and jails include
Ramzan Memon, Yousif Lashari, Ghani Talpur, Ghaffar Malik, Khalid Dhamach,
Imran Bhurgri, Khaldi Palijo, Haeero Mal, AliNawaz Dahri, Kirshan Lal,
Panjoo Mal Meghwar, Nisar Buriro, Arbab Janwry, Bilawal Buriro and others.
The party and its affiliated organizations held demos and road blocks in
Khanpur, Badeh, Bulri Shah Kareem, Sakrand, Koreja, Bozdar, Makli, Khairpur,
Thoree, Moro, Khesana Moree, Kandhkot, Nawabshah, Shahbander, Sultani Wah,
Matli, Tando Jam, Khairpurnathan Shah and other towns.
Daily Kawish: http://www.dailykawish.com/
Daily Ibrat: http://www.dailyibrat.com/
Daily Awami Awaz: http://www.awamiawaz.com/
Daily Jang: http://www.jang.com.pk/
Daily Halchal: http://www.dailyhalchal.com/
Daily Khabren: http://www.khabrain.com/
Daily Dawn: http://www.dawn.com/
Newspaper coverage of Awami Tahreek’s Anti Emergency Struggle
Daily Dawn: http://www.dawn.com/2007/11/17/local19.htm
HYDERABAD: More PPP, AT activists arrested
HYDERABAD, Nov 16: Police continued to arrest PPP activists here on Friday
for violation of section 144 CrPC. The Cantonment police arrested eight
activists of PPP from outside the local press club after they were released
from the central prison in a similar case earlier.
Makki Shah police arrested five activists of Awami Tehrik including Kaleem
Bagrani, Khair Mohammad Otho, Haji Otho, Maula Bux Khaskheli and Pir Dino
Khaskheli as they came out of civil courts after staging a protest
demonstration within the court premises.
In Larkana, five slogan chanting workers of Awami Tehrik were picked up by
the police from Pakistan Chowk. They included Iqrar Chandio, Nadir Chandio,
Abdullah Chandio, Ayaz Chandio and Hubdar Chandio.
They were whisked away by the police to the Market police station. The AT
had chalked out a strategy to court arrest daily in different cities and
town of Sindh.
Meanwhile, PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto talked to Larkana leadership of
the party and asked it to be prepared for a lengthy protest drive. Competent
sources told Dawn that she also advised the leadership in Larkana to avoid
unnecessary arrests and get ready for a sustained struggle. She directed the
leadership to take proper care of the imprisoned workers and provide them
legal assistance.
In Mirpurkhas, five Awami Tehrik activists courted arrest. Soomar Brohi,
Ghulam Mustafa, Roshan Kaloi, Dodo Bheel and Mohan staged demonstration on
M.A. Jinnah road out side the district and sessions court. They were picked
up by the police and lodged a case against them under section 144 CrPC.
http://www.dawn.com/2007/11/16/nat23.htm
10 more AT workers court arrest
HYDERABAD, Nov 15: Ten more activists of Awami Tehrik courted arrest in
Mirpurkhas and Hyderabad on Thursday in protest against imposition of
emergency, dismissal of judges, curbs on independent media and large-scale
arrests of political parties activists and lawyers.
Makki Shah police picked up AT activists Ayaz Khaskheli, Mohammad Saleh,
Isra Nizamani, Noor Palijo and Sadiq Buledi when they courted arrest by
staging a demonstration in the court premises.
In Mirpurkhas, Budho Bheel, Mohan Bheel, Nasho Kolhi, Arif Chandio and Noor
Mohammad Khaskheli courted arrest.
AT chief Rasool Bux Palijo said, meanwhile, that 160 million people of the
country had been held hostages under the new martial law imposed on Nov 3.
The rulers had caused irreparable damage to Pakistan, he regretted.
Mr Palijo said in a press statement that massive protests by people proved
that they would never accept this new invasion by dictators on their own
countrymen.
http://www.dawn.com/2007/11/15/nat15.htm
.......Meanwhile, police arrested five activists of Awami Tehrik when they
came out of civil courts building raising slogans against the imposition of
emergency and held an office-bearer of Jamaat-i-Islami.........
........Meanwhile, three more workers of Awami Tehrik held demonstration at
the gate of Jinnahbagh and courted arrest. They were sent to jail for 90
days under Maintenance of Public Order.........
.........Five more Awami Tehrik workers courted arrest and police lodged a
case for violation of section 144 against Khushhal Das, Arbab Nohani, Ghulam
Rasool Nohani, Ali Mohammad Dahri and Mohammad Iqbal Khoso.......
From: awakenings2008 gmail.com
Day 4th & 5th of Awami Tahreek (AT) struggle against Emergency in Pakistan
4th Day (15th November):
Two dozens of Awami Tahreek activists offered Court arrests after rallies in
five Divisional Head Quarter of Sindh province. They came in front of main
squires and junctions of Sukkur, Karachi, Mirpurkhas, Larkana and Hyderabad
with Awami Tahreek’s red and black flags and raised anti emergency slogans.
Thereafter Lakhano Khaskheli, Gul Muhammad Halepoto, Lal Chand, Ayaz
Khaskheli, Sadiq Buledi, Noor Mohd Palijo, Asad Nizamani, Salih Dhamach,
Manthar Hakro, Amjad Kalhoro, Muhsan Chandio, Noor Mohd Khaskheli, Arab
Chandio, Mashoo Kolhi, Mohan Bheel, Badho Bheel, Abdul Rehman Chandio and
other party activists offered their arrests and were shifted to different
jails. On the same day hundreds of rallies were taken out in Baqrani, Ghulam
Ullah, Shahdadpur, Hatri, Lakhat, Faiz Ganj, Halani, Jacobabad, Matiari,
Sobho Dero, Gulshan-e-Hadeed Karachi, Tando Mohammad Khan, Wahdat Collony
Hyderabad, Gambat, Mirpur Sakro and other towns and workers paralyzed the
traffic on national highways.
5th Day (16th November):
Several dozens of Awami Tahreek (AT) activists offered Court arrests after
rallies in front of High Court Benches and Sessions Courts of five
Divisional Head Quarters of Sindh. In the morning party workers appeared at
Post Office Chowk Mirpurkhas, Pakistan Chowk Larkano, Karachi High Court,
Ghanta Ghar Chowk Sukkur and Civil Court Hyderabad and offered their
voluntary arrests. Those who were arrested on 16th November and sent to
different Jails include Suleman Halepoto, Jumo Khaskheli, Nadir Chandio,
Muhbat Halepoto, Kaleem Bagrani, Khair Mohd Otho, Israr Chandio, Haji Otho,
Mola Bux Khaskheli, Abdullah Chandio, Peer Dino Khaskheli, Hubdar Chandio,
Ayaz Chandio, Dodo Bheel, Soomar Brohi, Ghulam Mustafa Hingorjo, Roshan
Kaloi, Nooh Gashkori, Fareed Kalhoro, Qurban Kanrani, Atta Sindhi, Sardar
Sundrani, Bachal Kalhoro and others. Awami Tahreek, Sindhiani Tahreek and
Sindhi Shagird Tahreek (SST) also took rallies in Dighri, Golarchi, Tando
Allahyar, Deeplo, Nasarpur, Nangarparkar, Jhudo, Madeji, Shahpur Chakar,
Noshehroferoz, Rato Dero, Johee, Pakka Chang, Obawro, Shanti Nagar and other
towns. The workers were raising slogans, “Adlia te bandash.na manzoor”,
“Insaf jee bandash.na manzoor”, "Jeseen raat andhari rahndee... Jang asaan
jee jaree rahndi“,”Chief asaan jo....Iftkhar“,”Hee qom ghure thee...azadi“,”hee Sindh ghure thee...azadi“,”PCO to saan..jhero aa“,”Musharaf
tosaan..jhero aa“,”Musharaf wazey ker ailan.Wardee ghurje? Pakistan?",
From: awakenings2008 gmail.com
During last three days of “Anti Emergency Movement” launched by Awami
Tahreek (Peoples Movement) more than 140 party workers have presented
themselves for arrests. Repeating the History of Movement for Restoration of
Democracy (MRD), AT has been holding hundreds of protest demos, sit-ins and
rallies in different districts, cities and towns of Sindh (Pakistan) for:
1- Lifting of Emergency & PCO
2- Release & restoration of judiciary, lawyers, journalists & activists.
3- Freedom of Media
Several thousands of Sindhi men and women came on roads against Emergency
imposed by General Mushraf in Hyderabad, Sukkur, Mirpurkhas, Dadu, Garho,
Karachi, Dahon Mail Mori, Gupchani, Kakar, Suhrab Goth, Dadharko Farm,
Dhabechi, Deaee, Larkana, Chodughee, Nawabshah, Khadro, Soomar Chanar,
Ibrahim Haidri, Khorwah, UmerKot, Mithi, Jungshahi, Nao Kot, Bhirya, Tarai,
Jam Sahib, Tharoo Shah, Moya, Wahi Pandhi, Daro, Pehlwan Goth Karachi, Bhit
Shah, Seree, Kotdeji, Thul, Garhi Yasin, Qasimabad, Gharo and other cities,
villages and towns of Sindh under the call of Awami Tahreek (AT). They were
chanting “Musharaf wazey ker ailan.Wardee ghurje? Pakistan?”, "Chief asaan
jo....Iftkhar“,”PCO to saan..jhero aa“,”tho Sindh sukaeen ..jhero aa“,”O
general tosan.jhero aa". The well-planned short marches and sit-ins
paralyzed the govt mechanism and brought the momentum of mass resistance at
its peak.
1st Day (12th November 2007):
Awami Tahreek organized demos in front of Karachi High Court, Circuit Bench
of High Court Hyderabad, Post Office Chowk Mirpurkhas, Sessions Court Dadu,
Ghanta Ghar Chowk Sukkur, Pakistan Chowk Larkana and 42 workers of Awami
Tahreek offered their voluntary court arrests. Those who were arrested
include Yaqub Khoso, Rashid Kaloi, Ali Hasan Khoso, Sudheer Kaloi, Sajid
Arfani, Kamran Lakho, Shahnawaz Khaskheli, Mohd Ali, Adil Khaskheli, Mumtaz
Khoso, Nawab Ali, Mashooq Nohani, Yaqub Jakhro, Shahid Kaloi, Mashooq
Chandio Advocate, Shah Muhammad Khoso, Imtiaz Jattoi Advocate, Abrar Abro
Advocate, Mama Meero, Alam Khaskheli Advocate, Sabir Jarwar, Hafeez Bhutto,
Thanwar Das, Anwer Khskheli and others.
On 12th November Awami Tahreek took out a rallies all over the Sindh
province and its workers came on roads raising slogans "marsoon
marsooon..sindh na desoon“,”doda theesooon..sindh na desoon“,”hemon
theesooon..sindh na desoon“,”fazil theesoon...sindh na desooon“,”zareena
theesooon..sindh na desoon“,”dam damadam...Palijo“,”Chief asaan
jo....Iftkhar“and”O general tosan.jhero aa" and blocked the main highways
and confronted with brutal police violence. Hundreds of students of SST came
out from schools and colleges of Dadu, Thatta, Badin and Larkana and joined
the marches and shutter down strike was observed in several small towns.
2nd Day (13th November):
Dozens of Awami Tahreek activists offered Court arrests after rallies in
front of Ghanta Ghar Chowk Sukkur, Karachi High Court, Session Court Dadu,
Session Court Badin, Post Office Chowk Mirpurkhas, Pakistan Chowk Larkano,
Sessions Court Hyderabad. Those who offered their voluntary arrests on 13th
November include Inayat Arbani, Wasim Chandio, Sajid Mahesar, Muzafar Qazi,
Abdul Kareem Chutto, Mazhar Ujjan, Gul Hasan Khaskheli, Muhammad Soomar
Memon, Ayaz Chandio, Karam Brihmani, Omar Buledi, Azeem Keerio, Dr Mohan
Lal, Noor Muhammad Khoso, Mubeen Kaloi, Ilmudin Bugti, Ameer Bux Mangnhar,
Meer Khan Gorchani, Anwer Haq Jageerani, Hasan Kandrani, Maroof Chandio and
others.
Hundreds of procession marched several kilometers in Mehar, Kotri, Bhittai
Abad Karachi, Thatta, Seeta Road, Badin, Dokri, Mirpurkhas, Maleer Karachi,
Chor, Sanghar, Dadu, Nasim Nagar Chowk Hyderabad, Wahi Pandhi, Baldia
Collony Hyderabad, Sakrand, Koreja, Bozdar, Makli, Khairpur, Nawabshah,
Shahbander, Sultani Wah, Thoree, Moro, Khesana Moree, Talpur Wadda,
Kandhkot, Matli, Tando Jam, Khairpurnathan Shah, Khanpur, Badeh, Bulri Shah
Kareem and other towns and workers reached at Courts in five divisional Head
Quarters and paralyzed the entire traffic and main intersections nad chanted
“keena vikio jo...Palijo”, “keeena jhukio jo..Palijo”, "shahar
kehenja..sindhian ja“,”Darya kehenjo..sindhain jo“,”Karachi kehenjo...
sindhian jo“,”Jaaree aahe, Jaree rahndee..Jang asaan jee jaree rahndi",
Jeseen raat andharin rahndee... Jang asaan jee jaree rahndi“,”Chief asaan
jo....Iftkhar".
3rd Day (14th November):
Several dozens of Awami Tahreek (AT) activists offered Court arrests after
rallies in front of Courts in five Divisional Head Quarter of Sindh
province. Party workers appeared at Pakistan Chowk Larkano, Karachi High
Court, Ghanta Ghar Chowk Sukkur, Civil Court Hyderabad and Post Office Chowk
Mirpurkhas. Those who were arrested on 14th November and sent to different
Jails include Muhammad Detho, Ghulam Muhammad Soomro, Sachal Mallah, Punhoon
Baaitar, Manzoor Leghari, Shaukat Laar, Asad Brihmani, Riaz Pechooho, Abdul
Rehman Dahri, Qasro Kolhee, Allah Dito Bagrani, Muhsan Otho, Khushaldas,
Arbab Nohani, Ali Muhammad Dahri, Ghulam Rasool Nohani, Iqbal Khoso and
others.
The party also took rallies in Banon, Bathoro, Ghotki, Heran Jageer, Johi,
Sindh University Colony, Shikarpur, Qambar, Jamshoro Phatak, Warah, Pano
Aqail, Liyari Karachi, Tando Bago, Bozdar, Makli, Johee, Hussainabad
Hyderabad, War, Ranipur, Ghulam Ullah, Shahdadpur, MirpurMathelo, Bhan
Saeedabad, Khuda Kee Basti Kotri, Hala, Daryabeg Mughal, War, Chambar,
Ranipur, Tando Wali Mohammad, Kumb, Maqsoodo Rind and other towns. The
workers were raising slogans, "Jeseen raat andhari rahndee... Jang asaan jee
jaree rahndi“,”Chief asaan jo....Iftkhar“,”Hee qom ghure thee...azadi“,”hee Sindh ghure thee...azadi“,”PCO to saan..jhero aa“,”Musharaf
tosaan..jhero aa".
Independent analysts have been observing that the major crackdown of govt
and Police has been taking place against Lawyers, Awami Tahreek (AT),
Pakistan Peoples Party, Muslim League Nawaz, Jammaait Islami and a few Civil
Society activists whereas other parties have been dealt with soft hands or
thier leadership has been house arrested. It is also interesting to note
that except PPP and Awami Tahreek all Sindh based Parties and Civil Society
Groups have disappeared and have only been issuing statements.
From: awakenings2008 gmail.com
Awami Tahreek launches a movement against emergency in Pakistan from Monday
the 12th November 2007. In an emergency meeting of Awami Tahreek (Peoples
Movement), the party decides to launch a movement against emergency in
Pakistan and to step up nation-wide protests against illegal, undemocratic
and unconstitutional acts of General Pervez Musharaf.
The central meeting which was jointly presided by Advocate Ayaz Latif
Palijo, Sayed Alam Shah, Muhammad Khan Bhurgri, Wishnoo Mal, Gul Hasan
Keerano and Qadir Ranto decided that the party would stage rallies, sit-ins
and hunger strikes on 12th November in all District Head Quarters and major
cities of Sindh against the imposition of martial-law in the name of
emergency and against forcible removal of top judiciary and for the release
of thousands of lawyers, journalists and political and civil society
activists.
While addressing the meeting Human Rights Lawyer and Central Leader of Awami
Tahreek Ayaz Latif Palijo said the People of Pakistan have been made to
travel this well worn path of emergencies many times in the chequered
history of Pakistan when the establishment had first captured power in
Islamabad through coup-de-tat and then got it legitimized through the well
tried and tested world famous law of necessity. He demanded that the Supreme
Court and all the four High Courts be restored as they were on 2nd November
and the illegal, unconstitutional and inhuman PCO and emergency be lifted,
federal & provincial govts should resign, media be freed, all prisoners be
released & a date be announced for free & fair elections. Mr. Palijo said
his party and the laboring masses of Sindh & Pakistan are ready to clasp the
hands of any one who is willing to march forward with them on the path of a
peaceful & democratic struggle for a better, democratic & peaceful Pakistan
and in this regard they are ready to cooperate with Civil Society, lawyers,
Media, Muslim League (N), Pakistan Peoples Party, PONM, MMA & the components
of All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) & Awami Jamhoori Tahreek.
Ayaz Latif Palijo condemned the brutal and ruthless attitude adopted against
the Chief Justice Iftkhar Muhammad Chodhri, Justice Rana Bhagwandas, Justice
Khalil u Rehman Ramday, Justice Raja Fayaz, Justice Sabihudin Ahmed, Justice
Anwer Zaheer Jamali, Justice Sarmad Jalal Usmani, Justice Maqbool Baqar,
Justice Zafar Sherwani, Asma Jahangeer, Rasool Bux Palijo, Benazir Bhutto,
Aitzaz Ahsan, Muneer Malik, Ali Ahmed Ahmed Kurd, Justice Rt Tariq Mehmood,
Justice Rt Rasheed Rizwi, Imdad Aiwan, Ayaz Soomro, Makhdoom Javed Hashmi,
Liaqat Baloch, Asfandyar Wali, Hasil Bizenjo, Yousif Masti Khan, Mahmood
Achakzai, Qazi Hussain Ahmed, Imran Khan, Raja Zafar ul Haq, Qadir Masgi,
Chodhri Nisar, Makhdoom Ameen Faheem, Iqbal Zafar Jahgra, Saleema Hashmi and
others and criticized the ban imposed upon Geo, ARY, KTN, Sindh TV, Dawn
News, Aaj TV, Business Plus, TV-1, Dhoom, CNBC, Indus and other national
and international satellite channels.
The meeting was attended by Sayed Alam Shah, Muhammad Khan Bhurgri, Wishnoo
Mal, Gul Hasan Keerano, Ayaz Latif, Arif Junejo, Hafeez Kunbhar, Meer Hasan
Areesar, Ismail Khaskheli, Javed Larak, Mazhar Rahujo, Qadir Ranto, Hakeem
Zangejo, Mustafa Legahri, Sajid Gorar, Sartaj Chandio, Javed Rajpar, Sohail
Channar, Hakeem Halepoto, Roshan Brihmani., Arbab Jinjh, Gulzar Jumani,
Nazeer Qureshi, Zareena Kanrani, Mahtab Dahri, Shahida Rajper and other
leaders of Awami Tahreek, Sindhiani Tahreek and SST.
Awami Tahrik leaders condemned the continuing raids upon the houses of Mr.
Rasool Bux Palijo, Ayaz Latif Palijo, Hadi Bhatt and others and said their
party under the great leadership of eighty years old revolutionary legend
Rasool Bux Palijo is ready to play its historical role and from 12th
onwards the Awami Tahreek (AT) would launch a series of rallies,
hunger strikes, sit-ins and demos against the martial-law and in 2nd phase
if need arises thousands of heroes of 1983’s MRD movement would once again
offer their arrests on daily basis. They said Awami Tahreek and APDM demand
the resignation of General Musharaf and of the Federal and Provincial
Governments and restoration of Judiciary and the Constitution and consider
the emergency as an act of aggression and invasion upon Sindh and Pakistan.
Awami Tahreek leaders said that Sindh had been the victim of injustice for
many years and added that this is not the country, which Sindhis accepted in
1947. Qadir Ranto & Wishnoo Mal said that the people of Sindh would wage a
long struggle on the issue of Judiciary, PCO, Indus waters and natural
resources of smaller provinces. They said Sindh had been the victim of
injustice for many years and present government since assuming reins of
power, has had a serious problem of legitimacy and acceptance. They said
their party believes that by implementing the 1940 resolution the country
can genuinely be a truly inclusive, representative and structurally-balanced
state. They appealed the masses to unite and to standup against tyranny and
injustice and requested the media to highlight the injustices and atrocities
committed to the working classes of Sindh, Balochistan, Seraiki,
Pakhtunkhwah and Punjab. The leaders also offered their condolances to Mr.
Rasul Bux Palijo on sudden demise of his youger brother Ali Hasan Palijo.
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Sada ko qaht parega to hum hee bolen gey.
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Sindh, Pakistan
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