#500PlusDaysAndCounting
It is now more than 500 days that these brave Defenders of Baloch Rights have been illegally incarcerated and moreover my Precious and Dearest Daughter Mahrang and my friend Shahjee have been sentenced to #LifeImprisonment.
The oppressors thought these
My essay in Asian Affairs, Officer Class: Pakistan’s bureaucratic elites & the origins of Constitutional Disorder, was recently published and is making the rounds.
Asad Ejaz, a young civil servant pursuing a PhD at Boston, invited me for a discussion about the paper & its implications.
Was good to talk to him and you can watch via the link 👇.
In case you’d like a copy of the paper drop me a DM & I will attempt to send it your way. 😁
https://t.co/eExvHDmXDc
We strongly condemn the police violence, including the dragging and beating of women, and the arrest of HRCP Sindh vice-chair Qazi Khizer Habib and numerous other protestors at the Sindh Rawadari March.
The shameful act by the Sindh police has revealed the suppression of fundamental rights, including freedom of expression. Such acts expose the true face of state suppression in Pakistan, where citizens are deprived of the right to peaceful protest.
Shocked & saddened by the news of Hidayat Lohar's brutal killing. He was the father of Sassi & Soraat Lohar, prominent leaders of the @VmpSindh7.
Despite enduring forced disappearances himself, Hidayat Lohar's dedication to defending human rights is an inspiration to us all. Those responsible for this crime must be held accountable.
We must unite in collective struggle against state oppression. #EndEnforcedDisappearances
ملک کے مختلف حصوں سے ملنے والی اطلاعات کے مطابق پولنگ اسٹیشنوں پر ووٹر بڑی تعداد میں موجود ہیں لیکن پولنگ کا عمل جان بوجھ کر سست رکھا گیا ہے جہاں صبح سے سینکڑوں ووٹر موجود ہیں وہاں پولنگ اتنی سست ہے کہ پہلے چار گھنٹے میں سو سے بھی کم ووٹ ڈالے گئے اس سستی کا انٹرنیٹ کی معطلی سے کوئی تعلق نہیں