In 2009 Pakistan's Competition Commission fined 20 cement makers for a cartel. Two belonged to army institutions: Fauji Cement and Askari Cement.
17 years on, Fauji Cement's own annual report: penalty Rs499m, appeals pending, no provision made.
Profit that year: over Rs16bn.
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A gas field in Sindh, managed since the 1980s by the military's Fauji Foundation.
All ten former MDs, 1986-2020: generals.
2012: the Foundation said it was a charity, so the Auditor General could not audit Mari Gas (Express Tribune, citing sources).
Profit last year: Rs87.1bn.
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A former Pakistan navy chief was accused of taking $3.37m in kickbacks on submarines and arms.
Musharraf's military government let him buy his freedom: a $7.5m plea bargain, 31 January 2002. No prison sentence.
Dawn: aside from him, "virtually no one has been held to account."
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4 January 1965, Karachi. Two days after Ayub Khan was declared the winner over Fatima Jinnah, a victory parade led by his son Gohar rolled through the neighbourhoods that had backed her. They burned. TIME counted 33 dead.
The vote itself was cast by 80,000 "Basic Democrats". The public had no ballot.
Ayub was Pakistan's first Field Marshal, a rank his own cabinet gave him in 1959. His son left the army as a captain in 1962. In 1963 General Motors' Karachi plant passed to Gohar's father-in-law, a retired general, and Gohar became its managing director. British diplomats wrote that the family had "mysteriously acquired a leading position in the business world in a comparatively short period of time."
By 1968 his own chief economist counted 22 families owning two-thirds of the country's industry. The streets ended his rule in March 1969.
Sixty-six years later, a cabinet handed the same baton out again.
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🇵🇰 KASHMIR: URGENT APPEAL TO OVERSEAS KASHMIRIS
An activist in Azad Kashmir has issued an urgent appeal to the Kashmiri diaspora to speak out against the reported violent crackdown on protesters in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
In a video message, he says that security forces have used live ammunition, drones and aerial attacks against protesters demanding their fundamental rights.
He also expresses fears of further military action, including the possible deployment of helicopters, and calls on overseas Kashmiris to raise awareness and stand in solidarity with people back home.
The speaker urges the international Kashmiri community not to remain silent as tensions escalate.
Pakistani authorities have previously denied using unlawful force against peaceful protesters, accusing elements within the protest movement of violence.
We keep saying Asim Munir like all the other generals around him are helpless children. They are all complicit in these heinous crimes and must also be tried for treason.
Update from the ground:
Rawalakot, Pakistan-administered Kashmir
Reports say one young man and one woman were killed in firing by Pakistani security forces near the Bus Terminal. Their bodies are reportedly in the custody of the forces.
Forces have surrounded the Omar Farooq Chowk sit-in from three sides. Heavy deployments have reached Chandni Chowk, Naseem Town, and Faran Institute.
Two loud explosions were reported at Omar Farooq (D) Chowk.
The situation remains tense amid ongoing protests.
Concerning reports of further unlawful killings in Azad Kashmir have emerged since the UN experts raised serious concerns over the human rights violations.
There must be full accountability. The bloodshed must end, communications restored and peaceful dialogue resumed, with the inalienable human rights of Kashmiris at the heart of any resolution.
Critical & urgent!! My aunt Rubina Khan's statement about my mother, @DrUzma_KhanPK, held in Kot Lakhpat jail:
"I have received information from inside Kot Lakhpat jail, through informal sources, that my sister Uzma Khan's blood pressure is also shooting up and she is not receiving any medical treatment. This is not natural. Like her other siblings, her blood pressure has always been genetically low to normal. The family has received no information from jail authorities. She had a heart valve replacement and her condition is vulnerable. She should be seen urgently by a cardiologist." – Rubina Khan
This is very serious. My mother has a replaced heart valve and her blood pressure is rising with no treatment. The authorities must let her see her own doctor immediately.
@UNHumanRights@UN@amnesty@amnestysasia@hrw@HRCP87
Imran Khan’s sister’s life is in danger!
Imran Khan and his family are being subjected to a politically motivated campaign of persecution by the Pakistani regime.
This is a personal vendetta against the Khan family, simply because Khan stood against corruption
Rawalakot, Pakistan-administered Kashmir
Funeral prayers were offered at ongoing sit-in in Rawalakot for the peaceful protesters who lost their lives in the reported drone attack by Pakistani security forces. The prayers were attended by thousands of local residents.
Pakistani policymakers must recognize that the use of force and repression cannot silence legitimate public demands. More than one hundred lives have already been lost, yet the determination of the people of the region remains unbroken. The only sustainable path forward is the full and timely implementation of the agreement signed on 4 October 2025.
#RightsMovementAJK
From the mountains of Kashmir to the rubble of Gaza, the message is clear.
Whether in Kashmir or Palestine, people have the right to live free.
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