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- There is enough light for one who wants to see...Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. June 08 Palestine-Israel conflict for beginnersMay 16 Karachi 12 May...Correct me "if" I am wrong!
Just think about the questions raised
Where was Law enforcement agencies and Govt. how many tear gas shells were fired ? What was done to stop all the carnage ? All the reporters and all the channels and all the were lying that they saw MQM supporters involved in violence mainly ? Who brought all those trollers to block roads ? Who dug the trenches overnight ? Why MQM made it an ego problem to set the date for their rally on the same date of the CJP`s 2 month old planned visit ? Who blocked the Aaj TV transmission ? Who then later attacked their offices ? Watch the clip yourself... if you already havent seen. Another coverage by Geo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKoP5Ht_HiA Need I go on? 
 Pakistan's press on Karachi violence
As Karachi struggles to recover from two days of politically fuelled violence which have left dozens dead, several Pakistani papers ask questions over the government's handling of the situation. Others suggest that the country could be headed towards bigger problems and that martial law or emergency rule could be on the cards.
THE NEWS INTERNATIONAL - Karachi The weekend's deadly events, which reminded one of Karachi's bloody days in the early 1990S, raise several questions and answers are needed.
Why did the police and the (paramilitary) Rangers fail to take action to prevent the carnage? Who ordered the barricading of the city's main artery and several other roads and for what purpose? Who were the heavily armed groups of armed men wandering about boisterously around the city on that fateful day? What was achieved by preventing the chief justice's reception at the Sindh High Court bar? Is there any truth in the MQM (governing party in Karachi)'s claim that the opposition is out to destabilise the city as part of a sinister conspiracy? Do the federal and Sindh governments think that what happened on Saturday was in the interest of the country, especially considering that the centre considers Karachi to be the lynchpin of its claimed economic turnaround and ongoing recovery? THE NATION - Lahore One really wonders what political assessment could have persuaded the elements supportive of the government to spoil the calm of the city and prevent those who wanted to receive Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry to proceed to the airport and bring him to the Sindh High Court. The poor arrangements, or rather lack of them, by the government to maintain law and order in the face of dire warnings by political analysts are incomprehensible. They are, apparently, a reflection of its confusion, rather desperation, at the sight of the milling crowds at (the chief justice's) receptions. After being holed up the whole day at the airport that was surrounded by armed gangs and with 10 of the lawyers, who had accompanied him from Islamabad expelled from the airport by the provincial government, the CJ boarded the return flight in protest. THE DAILY TIMES - Lahore Everybody had predicted at the end of 2006 that 2007 would be a tough year for President General Pervez Musharraf. When he tried to axe the chief justice, world opinion was shell-shocked. No one thought that the general would relapse to his pre-Kargil commando persona. However, instead of coming back from behind his cover and sorting out the threatening mullahs of Islamabad, he attacked the chief justice of Pakistan. When the lawyers came out to protest all over the country he was angry and began to plan ways of sorting them out. The contrast was breath-taking. The protest spiralled after that and became a movement. The cashiering of the chief justice could not be rolled back democratically because the opposition parties supported the judge and politicised the issue. In Lahore he took the pulse of the public reaction and in Karachi he sanctioned brutal action to stop the chief justice in his tracks, leaving more than 40 dead. This is even more irrevocable than the dismissal of the chief justice. JANG - Karachi The protection of the life and property of citizens is the responsibility of the state. If such conditions are created where this is not possible, what is the common man supposed to do? On Saturday, those who witnessed the dance of fire, death, blood and terror on the streets of Karachi will always remember 12 May with a memory of horror and fear. There have been complaints that the security personnel did not perform their roles and did nothing to stop this game of blood. The provincial home minister has said that if the law-enforcing agencies had stepped in there would have been more bloodshed as the assailants would be provoked even more. It has been reported that when the law-enforcers did arrive at scenes of battles between armed groups, there were so outnumbered and out gunned that they could do nothing. It has also been reported that at many points in the city, the police were without arms. These facts are in contradiction to government claims that all possible measures had been taken to protect the life and liberty of the citizens. DAILY EXPRESS - Karachi Karachi is the commercial capital of Pakistan, all the ethnic groups of the country live here, and any trouble in the city sends a shock wave through the entire country. The point at which matters are currently, certain quarters are calling for the imposition of martial law or emergency in the country, which is not out of question. The opposition has called for a nation wide strike and if the situation is not brought under control, the country could be heading up a dead end street. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/south_asia/6653421.stm Published: 2007/05/14 10:12:48 GMT © BBC MMVII  
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http://karachi.metblogs.com/archives/2007/05/a_tt_to_my_head.phtml#moreMarch 12 Cheif Justice ControversyOne of my posts one the issue. http://micropakistan.org/blog/2007/03/10/what-you-had-to-say/#comment-517 Yeh hum naheen ??? (This is not us ?) :) We beg you...What??? What an ignorant view of the world this is :)! Although I would not doubt the intentions of the artists in the video (the same doesn’t go for their exhibition of their collective I.Q.), but them and this video honestly being the real representatives of the Pakistan is really a question. We as Muslims and Pakistanis have suffered much more than any other community in the world due to aspirations of Empires external and internal. The thing I dislike in particular is the `Burden Of Proof` being thrown onto us and we being the guilty till proven innocent. Pakistani citizens (not to mention Muslims) have been found or accused of terrorist operations in and outside Pakistan. Which is true in some cases but if one is a bit more informed, one would hear the voices of intellectuals and organizations globally speaking on many occasions and cases to be `false flag` or `covert` or `insider` operations for long term Empire goals. To present the world with a boogie man is necessary to control through fear in the name of security. Only one name if need be mentioned of an activist presenting the facts right is `Noam Chomsky`. To my `esteemed and enlightened` colleagues, countrymen at the risk of appearing a fanatic and anti-Semitic I would like to state… “Terrorism being defined as the killing of innocent civilians of which many countries including USA and Israel may be the champions of in the modern world is not our creation or monopoly” No 2 wrongs make a right and I certainly detest the perpetrators of any kind of crimes against humans in any form. But I still do not agree with the theme of this song. No fitting words describe it more than weak, sad, pathetic and apologetic beyond reason. Aimed at west (literally begging for mercy )… instead would have been better if they would have sung it in English but I guess that’s not a problem. They claim to be the voice of silent majority as on the site,… what ??? Have you not heard any Muslim individual, organization, scholars and leaders disassociating from terrorists and terrorism of any kind anywhere? What are you talking about.. (As a friend of mine would say… ay hello!). The well oiled media of the west should have known and should have represented us better. The problem further gets complicated due to self censorship exercised by the mainstream western media which clearly amalgamates different issues, hides facts and intentionally misrepresent not only Muslims but Islam as an ideology. Formation of extremist Muslim jihadist or other violent organizations by USA to serve their own purposes in Afghanistan is what we are paying the price of… or are we…? Anyway… only positive thing this kind of song done is start a debate which is a good thing.. if it really has… but yaar its so lame and pathetic.. could have done better… Yeh hum naheen (This isn’t us)… The singers of this song… sorry… I refuse to beg when I am not wrong! December 25 Microcredit: Solution to Poverty or False 'Compassionate Capitalism?'Wednesday, December 13th, 2006 Microcredit: Solution to Poverty or False 'Compassionate Capitalism?' Listen to Segment || Download Show mp3 Watch 128k stream Watch 256k stream Read Transcript Help Printer-friendly version Email to a friend Purchase Video/CD While everyone praises Muhammad Yunus and his original intent of helping poor women in Bangladesh, some critics say microcredit is being misconstrued as a way of ending poverty. We host a debate with Susan Davis, founder and chair of the Grameen Foundation, and world-renowned environmental leader and thinker, Vandana Shiva. [includes rush transcript]
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