[Reader-list] PK - Fwd: [PR] Re: congratulations

[yasir ~يا سر]

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We should mention the brave karachiites who set the initial tone of the Long
March, who were beaten, harrassed and arrested at the Toll Plaza, along with
those who bore the same in lesser known towns throughout pakistan.
Lets not forget Ms Liberty:

http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/Dawn%20Content%20Library/dawn/news/media-gallery/female-activists-of-the-long-march

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/03/12/nytfrontpage/20090312POD_3.html

does someone have a link to her interview: (the Dawn website is just
terrible) !



kj wrote:

> Yes, it seems to be a very good suggestion to collect the names of those
> 150 - and let the names be authenticated, properly researched, so that this
> becomes a documented fact of our history - the people's history.
>
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> hft wrote:
>
>> Truly, congratulations to all the activists (lawyers, HR and civil
>> society), here in Karachi and in Lahore and Islamabad, who braved all the
>> violence and intimidation, stood firm and undeterred.
>>
>> From what I have gathered, it seems yesterday at 12noon at GPO chowk in
>> Lhr there were only about 50 activists and Express TV covering them, then
>> the police violence started, and 15 min later there were maybe 150
>> activists, but everything was being shown on tV. The activists resisted and
>> stood strong, adn wouldn't budge in the face of violent police action.  This
>> is apparently what galvanised others, including the NS wallas, to turn out,
>> and by 2pm there were 20,000 out on the streets.
>>
>> I wish we could gather at least the names of those brave 150 to honour
>> them now and later.  Asma Jehangir was there, and Justice Shahid Siddiqui --
>> what about the others?  we need to ask and collect the names of known folks
>> and also the not-known-to-the-public activists, incld PR and SAC. Maybe PR
>> folks who were in Lahore and SAC can help. Adn the names of those who braved
>> violence in Karachi and Islamabad and other towns and cities.
>>
>> While before there was all the tal-matol, after that showdown, the
>> establishment apparently realised that if they did not quickly restore Chief
>> Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry then the momentum on the street (incld NS) would
>> take everything.
>>
>> WE owe this historic moment to the marpeet taken and courageous resistance
>> of the activists. This is what compelled the political leaderan to come out
>> too.
>>
>> But listen, the celebratory march must continue to ensure that the
>> judiciary truly is independent, and remains so in the coming months...
>>
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