Dear all, please see two recent posts on my blog www.beenasarwar.wordpress.com - as winter sets in, some more flood relief information (direct link:...
I posted this to my blog yesterday - not sure that this is the best strategy, but i just felt I had to do something. So here's what I did; welcome feedback on...
On the third anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks of Nov 26, 2008, a NATO airstrike in Pakistan killed up to 28 Pakistani soldiers in their sleep. NATO...
1. Irtiqa Office needs a used Pentium computer. If anyone is upgrading their computer facility and discarding the used computer, please please donate to Irtiqa...
N.B. the signatories list is being updated as more endorsements come in pls send your name and designation if you want, to the organisers (copied here)....
On Sunday Dec 18, please take a moment to join this initiative, where ever you are in the world. "Focus, and spread the message of peace to all" – Nandita...
My tribute to the human rights activist Zarteef Khan Afridi who was shot dead recently - article in The News on Sunday Dec 18, 2011. Latitude News earlier...
My blog post today (I know some on this list may violently disagree but please bear with me and read it through) - www.beenasarwar.wordpress.com for pix, video...
My curtain raiser on the Eighth Pakistan-India People's Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD www.pipfpd.org) Joint Convention being held in Allahabad, India,...
New Year greetings to everyone. Here's what I wrote yesterday, posted with pix at my blog www.beenasarwar.wordpress.com The `Bulbul-e-Kashmir' sings for...
Just posted to my blog: 'Memogate': The basic issue is the civil-military relationship Former Pakistan ambassador Husain Haqqani's counsel Asma Jahangir told...
This is about the poor Christian woman Aasia Bibi who was sentenced to death in 2010 for 'blasphemy'; her case is in court and so far all the 'blasphemy'...
Just posted to my blog... (the first para is in italics, a preamble for those who may be a bit bewildered by the goings on). What is `Memogate'? The `memo' in...
Dear all, please see the statement below and sign if you agree. Reply to beena-issues-owner@yahoogroups.com or Noman Quadri cc¹d here. We¹d like to release...
Dear friends We've now uploaded the Statement of concern re Pakistan democratic process, safety of human rights defenders to the web. Some of you have already...
Journalists are welcome to use this note, based on a statement made public on Jan 5, 2012. Media note: Citizens express concern about Pakistan, safety of human...
My recent article for Viewpoint Online <http://www.viewpointonline.net/> , published Jan 7, 2012: Salmaan Taseer: The political context of a `religious'...
Veteran progressive intellectual and an active member of Pakistan's communist movement, Dr. Manzoor Ahmed of Shah Faisal Colony Karachi, died in Islamabad in...
Dear all, In a recent morning show, the host chased after couples in a park, humiliating, embarrassing and possibly endangering them, and then proceeded to...
In addition to the email we are sending Zafar Siddiqi, here's an online petition protesting that outrageous moral policing vigilante morning show - pls do...
A morning show broadcast in Pakistan on Jan 17, 2012, on Samaa, a Pakistani television channel, has catalysed what could well be the beginning of a media...
So now there's a facebook group Citizens for Free and Responsible Media - https://www.facebook.com/C4FRM Here's the letter we are sending PEMRA and A-TV, as...
1. Update from the new lobby group Citizens for Free and Responsible Media, Pakistan re the A-Plus TV 'reality show': Dear fellow media consumers, once again...
Dear friends Citizens for Free and Responsible Media (CFRM) is sending the following letter to the mainstream TV channel heads as well as newspaper editors, ...
Exciting news from Adil Najam, Vice Chancellor of LUMS - for those who don't know him, Dr. Adil Najam was the Frederick S. Pardee Professor of Global Public...
Dear all, Some of you must have read Zubeida Mustafa's article about Zulfiqar Ali, a medical doctor on death row who has been educating himself and teaching...
1. On March 28, 2012, Ahmed Raza Kasuri (aka 'black face') filed a petition for high treason (under Article 6, punishable by death) on behalf of the so-called...
Dear all, I just realised it's been a while since I posted to this group – probably because I've been posting so many updates and article links (including my...
