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It has begun..
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The protest yesterday at LUMS will go down as the dawn of a new era in this country’s history. It will, God
Willing, mark the end of the debilitating cynicism and social apathy that has afflicted the people of this
country and led to the crossroads we find ourselves at today. Even in the darkness that engulfs us, our voices
are being heard, people are joining the movement. Even as we speak, civil society is organizing. Students from
Punjab University, LSE, BNU, Quaid-e-Azam University, UET, GIKI, Bahria and others are all standing up in
protest. The students have awoken. The rest of civil society is on its way, even as the political parties awake.
The protest in LUMS on Wednesday promises to be even bigger than the last one, with our demands clearly
outlined; lifting of the martial law, reinstatement of the judiciary, an end to the curbs on the media and the
release of the thousands of lawyers, activists, teachers, students and leaders illegally detained by law
enforcement agencies.
The response from the state so far has been unimaginably brutal; 3000-3500 lawyers have been arrested thus
far, more than a quarter of the entire legal community in Pakistan, along with hundreds of other members of
civil society. CNN reports that police personnel have been awarded cash bonuses for beating up and arresting
lawyers. Attempts have also been made to intimidate us, the student community, into subservience. But we
will take this to its inevitable Conclusion.
In Complete Unity.

Protest in London
From Miguel Loureiro

Its 1 a.m. in Brighton. Just arrived from London. The demonstration in front of the high commission had
about 200 people, with more than 10% LUMS alumni from all the main universities in the UK.
All the main media was there. Gave them the news about what was happening in the universities and other
places in Pakistan. I've told them to go inside the universities to hear the voices.
Someone from CNN (he asked me not to be mentioned) asked me to tell you to (in his words) "Flood our
website with pictures, videos and reports of what is happening there". Send them to I-Report at:

http://edition.cnn.com/exchange/ireports/toolkit/index.html

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He said that CNN loves this "people reporting" and also that it's been very difficult to get their reports out of
Pakistan (BBC and NDTV shared the same view).
Send your videos and pictures and reports to them.
On another front we (in the UK) decided to ask all Pakistani political parties why they weren’t coming out onto
the street - we are going to tell them we aren't going to the streets unless they set the example.

Next demonstration Wednesday in Birmingham, and we're planning to hold demonstrations in front of No. 10
every Saturday. Apparently the demonstration in New York was also quite good. Keep the fight there, but
don't go out and get arrested.

A brilliant idea from one of our students:

"It would be good if all the websites at LUMS, in Lahore, in Pakistan and any where else post a message on
there home pages condemning the shameless move of General Musharraf."

IDS at Sussex have already done so. This is their front page:

http://www.ids.ac.uk/ids/

Pass on this idea to all academic institutions that we have contacts with, nationally and internationally.

GIKI passes Resolution

We the students of Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute, Topi, Distt. Swabi, Pakistan strongly protest the imposed
emergency in Pakistan. Many of our students have expressed their protest by wearing black clothes and arm
bands. We will support the protests all around Pakistan and the world in every possible way we can.

Apathetic No Longer
By N.K
How can Pakistanis sit back and watch all that is happening in our country today and not want to do
something about it? How can they ‘disapprove’ but still fail to take actions to rectify what is wrong? How can
they be so apathetic? These and many others like them have always been the criticisms hurled at the
Pakistani public but today, on the eve of a revolution that is taking the country by storm, such criticism can
no longer apply, these insults can no longer be aimed at Pakistanis. In a feat of unprecedented defiance,
judges of the Supreme Court refused to take oath under the PCO, lawyers boycotted the courts, and Pakistani
lawyers, students and activists protested in the streets of Lahore, Islamabad, New York and London. The very
fact that the police and its cohorts resorted to breaking into the High Courts and arresting the peaceful
protesters enmass is proof enough of the fear that this unexpected uprising, this wave of protest, is instilling
within the government. When those that pretend to be our rightful ‘leaders’ made the decision to impose yet
another martial law upon us, they made the grave mistake of underestimating the power of the people. They
thought that they could impose this illegal martial law under the guise of a ‘state of emergency’ and no one
would dare raise their voice against it. They thought that like always, the majority of Pakistanis will take what
is given to them without lifting a finger to correct it and the few who will protest will be easily rounded up and
safely tucked away.
How wrong they were.
For the first time since the revolution that created our country in the first place, the majority rather then the
minority of Pakistanis have sat up and taken notice. More protesters then ever have taken to the streets and
voiced their objection. This country was wrestled from the hands of oppressors by the sweat and blood of our
forefathers and today it is time to once again raise our voices against those that seek to oppress us, those that
dare think that they can snatch from us those freedoms that we are born with. They think that they can stifle
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us, that they can take our rights from us, that if all else fails they can at least prevent us from getting our
voices heard: when will they realize that they can never do this. As long as there are people left standing,
there will be protests, as long as there are those left that can hold a pen, the revolution will be documented
and word will be gotten out to people all over the world.
This is not the time to be apathetic, because in the end we need to realize that the worst has already
happened: we are living in a state where even the basic human rights and freedoms do not apply and a person
can be simply made to disappear, without any explanation given, if the government so sees fit. Now, that the
worst is upon us, how will be as Pakistanis react? Will we sit back and let it happen like we always do? Or will
we stand up and voice our objections till the world echoes with the defiance of our nation? Will we join the
thousands that are peacefully protesting this blatant disregarded for human rights, or will we be too apathetic
to bother? We cannot now sit back and say that this does not affect us: of course it affects us! As long as we
are living within this country, as long as we are citizens of Pakistan, these events affect us. The choice before
us a simple enough: do we choose to realize this and take action, or do we choose to not see it and let our
country crumble to dust around us? The choice is ours, the power is ours.

Suppression I am convinced...
Addressed to Musharraf By K.Mir
Dr.N.S
I am convinced today that power corrupts.
In this quagmire I am convinced today that greed corrupts.
My hatred is justified I am convinced today that illegitimacy corrupts.
For my heart aches hopelessly I am convinced today that unruly corrupts.
For freedom. I am convinced today that selfish motive corrupts.
So is my guilt I am convinced today that a lawless ruler corrupts.
That scatters screaming visions I am convinced today that a liar corrupts.
And flutters desperately I am convinced today that an unjust ruler corrupts.
Like a dying bird. I am convinced today that lack of options corrupts.
I love you all I am convinced today that 'sit and do nothing'
In my naked being corrupts.
But these wings that I am convinced today of all this and much more.
Have grown out
Have a passion to fly. But... my dear country men,
I wish I could Its time to realize that we need to cripple this
Cut blind these eyes corruption.
That spy across horizons Its time to realize that enough is enough IS enough.
And breach your walls My pen should bleed, just like the blood of my
And your rules. country men…
Hear the prayers of a dying man:
“Let a thousand Che Guevara’s bloom”

Vigil for Freedom

Candlelight Vigil: Wherever you are, in whatever numbers.
Host: Society for the Objection to Emergency Rule in Pakistan
Date: Thursday, November 8, 2007
Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm

This is for our people who are behind bars. This is for our constitution, for our civil rights and for our self
respect.

Please come together at 7.00 pm your time with candles to protest the situation in Pakistan. There needn't be
any slogans or speeches; this is a peaceful show of solidarity and resistance. Get together with a few friends,
or with a large gathering. Whatever is convenient, whatever you can do. Do it in your part of the world, in

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your city, in your neighbourhood. Take a picture of your vigil, post it on the Group 'Society for the Objection
to Emergency Rule in Pakistan', along with a caption stating its location.

Important Internet Links

Anti-emergency protest on campus 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKMZDimkScc

Anti-emergency protest on campus 2 :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBSYv1vTIGM

Dawn news for live coverage:

http://www.dawn.com
mms://dawn1.tvpakistan.com:8080

Geo Live Video and Audio coverage:

http://www.geo.tv

More protest pictures:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/19769914@N00/

Umer Chaudhry's blog

http://reddiarypk.wordpress.com/

Hasanat's blog
hasanatkazmi.blogspot.com

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