[Reader-list] PK - Fwd: [PR] Restore the people after restoration of judges

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From: farooq tariq <farooqtariq at hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 11:21 PM


* Restore people after restoration of the judges
* Labour Party Pakistan has emerged fourth largest party of pakistan in
terms of arrests during long march
* LPP activists in forefront during the battle of GPO Chouck,
* Rehman Malik must resign immediately

Dear all,
today on 18 March, I addressed a press conference in company of Ammar Ali
Jan, youth secretary LPP Lahore, Imtiaz Choudry, secretary LPP Punjab, Rana
Ashraf, member Lahore LPP committee, Niaz Khan secretary carpet workers
union and Kashif Aslam progressive Youth Front Lahore. Over two dozen
activists of LPP were also present during the press conference.

Here is the text of the statement distributed at the time.

The purpose of this press conference is to present and introduce those
heroes of GPO Chouck who payed a decisive role in pushing the police
backward. There are not many examples of the bravery that these heroes had
shown on the day. If the demonstrators at GPO Chouck would have been
defeated the course of events occurring afterwards might have been
different.

The activists of LPP played a decisive role in this battle. They fought with
police again and again forcing police to retreat facing hundreds of tear gas
shells. Some of them fainted but returned soon after gaining consciousness.
These heroes include Ammar Ali Jan, Kashif Aslam, Rans Ashraf, Sajid Naveed,
Niaz Khan and others. While the LPP women also showed tremendous act of
bravery during the event.

Three political parties were in the fore front during this time, Jamat
Islami, Pakistan Muslim League and Labour Party Pakistan.

During long march of the lawyers movement. LPP  emerged as the fourth
largest political parties on terms of arrests. Analyzing the arrest of the
activists, it becomes clear that after PMLN, Jamat Islami and Tehreek
Insaaf, LPP activists were in the line. Over 40 activists were arrested
during 5 days of long march. These arrests were mainly in Karachi,
Hyderabad, Faisalabad and Charsada. While police raided the houses of LPP
activists in Qasur, Toba Tek Singh, Sheikhupura, Layya, Islamabad, Lahore
and Faisalabad.

On the instructions of LPP leadership, no activist was arrested from their
homes. All the arrests were made during demonstrations and rallies. LPP
activists resisted the arrests every where. In Karachi, LPP leadership was
brutally beaten up and women arrested. These arrests made headlines across
Pakistan.

Against the arrests, LPP demonstrated in Karachi and Lahore on 13 march
despite the threats of arrests. While in Hyderabad, 7 LPP activists were
arrested from a demonstration. Dozens of LPP activists were able to enter
Islamabad despite all the blockades. They would have demonstrated in
Islamabad if the long march would have reached in Islamabad.

We are bringing all this into the notice of people of Pakistan through media
because an impression is being given that only three political parties took
part in the lawyers movement. LPP has proved in action that LPP has taken
part in the lawyers movement with all its power. LPP is organizing a special
celebrations in honor of GPO Chouck heroes.

LPP believe that PMLN has changed its attitude towards PPP. Till Yesterday,
they were using very provocative language against PPP leadership, now an
absolute conciliatry tone is being used.

LPP demands that the secret talks and deal between the two parties be made
public. Governor rule in Punjab must be lifted immediately.
We demand that Rehman Malik must resign. He is responsible for all the state
repression against political activists. He has destroyed the whole economy
bu blockades for several days. He must be accountable for all the state
atrocities and arrests. Those killed, tortured and arrested during the two
years of lawyers movement must be recognized by the state and accordingly
compensated.

LPP demands to investigate of 12 May 2007 incidents of Karachi. Also state
must take notice of Sahiwal burning of lawyers and other such brutalities.
Those responsible must be brought to justice.

We also demand to investigate all the arrests, blockades, raids and torture
of political activists by PPP government. We fail to understand how PPP is
celebrating the reinstatement of Iftikhar Choudry. They are distributing
sweets. Till 15 March, whole PPP leadership was claiming that the chief
justice is been politicised, it is an issue of one person, that Benazir
Bhutto never promised to reinstate the judges, that the judges can not be
reinstated without constitutional amendments. PPP leadership was claiming
the most of the judges have been reinstated. Now, the PPP leadership is
celebrating and want every one to forget what they said and did before 16
March.  This is sheer hypocrisy. PPP leadership thinks that masses are fool,
but they will be proven wrong with the events unfolding in future.

On 16 March, it was an expression of a real mass power. A new Pakistan
emerging, where the center of power will be people of Pakistan. We demand
the removal of all PCO judges. The privatization process must be cancelled,
the land of Military Farms be given to the tenants. A minimum wage of 6000
Rupees must be implemented everywhere. All the restrictions on trade unions
must be lifted. LPP will send appeals of public interests to chief justice
of Pakistan. He must start to take sue motto notices of human rights
violations. All the missing persons must be produced. No actions be taken
against any person unlawfully.

The working class of Pakistan has played an important role in the
reinstatement of the judges. It is time for the restoration of the people of
Pakistan. There must be free services of transport, health, education and a
decent wage. All the reminents of Musharaf dictatorship  must be removed
from everywhere. LPP will continue to struggle for emancipation of the
working class.
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