We just asked the question
“Who destroyed Karachi?” &
we have been served a notice under PECA. Should we just announce death of journalism in Pakistan & shutdown all news outlets?
Karachi is the 4th worst city in the world. The two of the three worse than us are under civil war and the third went through hundreds of killings during anti-government protests. This is where PPP’s 18 year rule has brought Karachi. One of the least liveable cities in the world.
As soon as the PPP government came, it did away with effective and funded local government and even in the 26th and 27th amendments it opposed any effective local government proposal. It has no intention to devolve power to local levels anywhere in Sindh.
PPP has instituted horrendous discrimination against all residents of Karachi, whether in government jobs, in development work, and even in the supply of drinking water. For 38% of the provincial population it is not even willing to give 1% of the provincial share of water. This should not happen in any civilised polity.
Now powerful stakeholders are talking about real devolution, either to local governments, administrative units or smaller provinces. I don’t know where this process will lead. But something must be done and done so urgently.
Those who oppose this should spend one month in Karachi and experience broken roads, garbage strewn everywhere, buying drinking water, having no public transport, kids dying by falling in manholes and sewage water randomly accumulating in streets. Visiting a police station, trying to get a permit from Sindh Building Control Authority or getting a property registered will further concentrate their minds. Then you will understand life in Karachi under PPP.
Senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan and Kashmiri students were arrested following a peaceful Kashmir Jalsa in Islamabad, with terrorism charges imposed on the detained protesters.
Peaceful voices demanding an end to state oppression in Kashmir must not be criminalised. Release Senator Mushtaq and all detained students now!
#ReleaseSenatorMushtaq #ReleaseDetainedStudents
Mockery of democracy. Both PPP and PML-N are crying about rigging in Kashmir election. They are making allegations against each other. On other side both sharing power in Federal Government and Balochistan. They converted this election in the most controversial election of AJK.
Resistance continues even behind bars.
Senator Mushtaq Ahmed Khan has begun an indefinite hunger strike from jail against the illegal detention of 88 Kashmiri students.
The struggle will continue until the demands are met.
~Admin
سینیٹر مشتاق احمد خان نے جیل سے غیر معینہ مدت تک بھوک ہڑتال شروع کر دی ہے۔
اپنی اور 88 کشمیری طلبہ کی غیر قانونی حراست کے خلاف سینیٹر مشتاق احمد خان کا احتجاج جاری ہے۔ ان کا مطالبہ ہے کہ زیرِ حراست طلبہ کو فوری رہا کیا جائے اور ان کے خلاف قائم مقدمات ختم کیے جائیں۔
سلاخوں کے پیچھے بھی مزاحمت جاری رہے گی ان شاء اللّٰہ۔
#ReleaseSenatorMushtaq