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Zaid Hamid on Bakhabar Savera regarding lawyers movement & CJ Iftikhar

Mar 29, 2009 Brasstacks

Zaid Hamid on Bakhabar Savera regarding lawyers movement & CJ Iftikhar Part1

Zaid Hamid on Bakhabar Savera regarding lawyers movement & CJ Iftikhar Part2

Zaid Hamid on Bakhabar Savera regarding lawyers movement & CJ Iftikhar Part3

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Ghajini 2 Lawyer’s Edition- Ali Ahmed Kurd

Mar 26, 2009 Funny Videos

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Pakistan Avoids Pitfall, but Path Ahead Is Unclear

Mar 18, 2009 Articles, Pakistan

The New York Times

Men danced outside the home of Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in Islamabad on Monday after the government agreed to restore him as chief justice of the Supreme Court.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — It was a signal moment in Pakistan’s political development: A huge demonstration forced the restoration of a dismissed chief justice, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, a symbol of democracy and the rule of law. The army did not stage a coup, but insisted that the government accept a compromise.

The deal between President Asif Ali Zardari and Nawaz Sharif, the leader of the main opposition party, does not herald a solution to the instability of this nuclear-armed nation. Nor does it ensure the Obama administration’s primary objective of tamping down the powerful Islamic insurgency that threatens both Pakistan and Afghanistan.

How the two Pakistani politicians will resolve their rivalry is but one of many uncertainties. Another is whether the domestic political struggle will allow them — or the military — to focus on their country’s deteriorating security situation.

President Zardari has been severely weakened by his efforts to squelch a national protest and faces defections from the usually cohesive Pakistan Peoples Party. His opponent, Mr. Sharif, emerged as a leader in waiting, but with no clear path to power.

The way ahead is likely to be messy for everyone, including the United States, and could turn out to be a major distraction from efforts to counter the insurgency, which is spreading closer to the main population areas.

But there was hope, American and Pakistani officials pointed out. For a country that has more experience with military rule than with democratic government in its 61 years, there was the possibility that the outpouring of civil society on the streets of Lahore over the weekend presaged a strengthened two-party democratic system, and the beginnings of an independent judiciary.

Mr. Sharif, often held in suspicion in Washington because of his leaning toward Islamic conservatives, was more cooperative than had been thought, some United States officials suggested.

In Washington, there was an awareness that Mr. Sharif’s reputation from the Bush administration of being too close to the Islamists might be overdrawn, and that his relationships with some of the Islamic parties and with Saudi Arabia could be useful, said a foreign policy expert familiar with the thinking of the Obama administration on Pakistan.

Mr. Sharif has told people that he got along well with the Obama administration’s special envoy, Richard C. Holbrooke, during their meeting at Mr. Sharif’s farm last month.

He speaks admiringly of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, whom he met with former President Bill Clinton while in exile in Saudi Arabia.

Pakistani analysts, too, said Mr. Sharif could prove to be a useful partner as Washington tried to talk to what it considered reconcilable elements in the Taliban.

“Who from Pakistan can talk to a faction of the Taliban? It’s Nawaz,” said a senior Pakistani politician who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of alienating Mr. Sharif.

But Mr. Sharif has to play a delicate game because if he is seen as doing Washington’s bidding, he will be discredited among much of his constituency, the politician said.

And Mr. Sharif could also turn out to be unwilling to back some of the tough steps that Washington wants.

One encouraging sign for Washington was the role played in the crisis by the army chief, Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, who let Mr. Zardari know that he could not rely on soldiers to confront the protesters who were threatening to descend on Islamabad to demand the return of Chief Justice Chaudhry.

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Pakistanis Celeberating on restoration of CJ MSNBC

Mar 17, 2009 Long March

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Lawyers,Civil Society and Media Rejoice Over Restoration of Chief Justice

Mar 17, 2009 Long March

ISLAMABAD — It was a day of rejoicing, of drum playing, and of smiling at strangers. Pakistan’s chief justice had just been reinstated after a two-year struggle, and for those assembled in the country’s capital to celebrate, anything seemed possible. “We’re watching history,” said Javed Ali Khan, a 45-year-old who had traveled for days with his wife and six children to participate in a national march of lawyers and opposition political parties that came to an abrupt end on Monday when the lawyers demands were met. Samir Ali, 3, was sitting atop his father’s shoulders, waving a tiny Pakistani flag. “We are so happy,” said his father, a taxi driver, grinning and gesturingat his son. “See his face? He’s happy too.”

The crowd seemed to have a life of its own. Noisy bands of celebrating lawyers swept through, playing drums and singing. Some brought flowers for Mr. Chaudhry. An old man sold spicy vegetable fritters; A boy passed a platter of fresh coconut.

They spoke excitedly about how the success of the march had made a break with Pakistan’s past, and how much had changed in the country in the last decade.

“From here, God willing, the fate of this nation will change,” Sharif said, using a microphone from inside his jeep in Gujranwala. “From here, a journey of development will start. From here, a revolution will come.”

Zardari’s democratic government has been in power for a year but he had resisted reinstating the former chief justice, fearing he would hound his government just as Musharraf’s administration was challenged by the judiciary.

“It is certainly a defining moment,” said Munir Malik, a lawyers’ leader. “We’ve come a long way. This is just the beginning.”

“The feudal system, it was in the past,” said Mazhar Iqbal, a private school manager. “There was no media then. No education. The poor were poor forever. Now is the time to wake up. It’s been 60 years and we’ve been wasting our time.”

Aitzaz Ahsan has praised Media for its leading role in the restoration of deposed judges

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Long March Supporter Indecent Naked Protest in Lahore, Pakistan

Mar 16, 2009 Long March

Indecent Protest in Lahore Long March caught on tape: Well This is how this supporter expresses his feelings and giving his message to Police and Government

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Long March Updates 15-March-2009

Mar 16, 2009 Long March

Reporters of Geo TV Reporting From Lahore during Long March – 1

Reporters of Geo TV Reporting From Lahore during Long March – 2

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Lahore celebrates Long March, not Basant

Mar 15, 2009 Long March, Uncategorized, Zaid Hamid

A mass rally is presently marching on the roads of outskirts of provincial metropolis in the leadership of former Prime Minister and chief of Pakistan Muslim League Mian Nawaz Sharif. It is speculated that Nawaz will address the protesters at some point and will formally announce to commence the march towards Islamabad.

Meanwhile, the central rally of Long March has left the premises of Lahore High Court and now has started its journey towards Islamabad where the organizers have announced to stage sit-in till the restoration of all the deposed judges, including Chief Justice Iftkhar Muhammad Chaudhry who was sacked by former military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf two years ago.

The number of people participating in the long march kept building up steadily and the caravan of hundreds turned into thousands.

The police seemed to have changed its strategy and decided to retreat upon seeing the ocean of people approaching.

Nawaz defies house arrest as long march begins

Long March Lahore March 15 2009

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Farooq Naik’s double stance

Mar 15, 2009 Long March

New elected Chairman Senate Farooq Naik’s double stance is evident in this video. See how the hunger of power changes attitudes of people.

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Gravity of the Situation

Mar 14, 2009 Long March

The Lawyers movement for the restoration of 2nd Nov 2007 judiciary is getting more and more vigor and inspiration from day to day with the inclusion of certain political parties. The lawyers have not been successful to carry the long march beyond tool Plaza Karachi and the Baluchistan lawyers had to retire at the border of sindh. But already impressed people seem to get further motivation because of the beginning of long march and the enthusiasm the lawyers have really shown the Multan base lawyers have further demonstrated the same passion for their demand and the common citizen have also shown more sympathy for them when they started the long march for Lahore today and were stopped in the outskirts of Multan. If, at all such practice continued at Lahore and then at other points of importance in the movement there will be further force in the demands of the lawyers making it the voice of the whole nation. President Zardari a cold calculated person is showing cold sentiments for the movement at present particularly because the struggle is gradually targeting the person of the president as an irritant against the movement. But in fact the whole peoples party has a very soft corner for the lawyers movement until certain quarters started talking about NRO as a weak point for the leadership of people’s party.  It is either a political negligence of the ruling party or a very clever move by the opposition that the logical points against the lawyer’s movement were washed away by popular slogans and helped the movement to become more political by this time. Whatever the background and whatever the reality now the movement has become really a matter of problem for the country and particularly for the government. There are certain people and incidents that naturally move in the favor of lawyer’s movement such as the attitude of Governor of Punjab and the role o Media claiming to advance the sentiments of the common people. The restrictions against GEO seem to add fuel on the fire and the ruling party representative have to explain for such steps not making any convincing in pressure for the public.

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