The Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER) and the Pakistan Fisher folk Forum (PFF), two major civil society organizations have expressed grave concern over the brutal use of force against peasants by the Punjab government.
The Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER) and the Pakistan Fisher folk Forum (PFF), two major civil society organizations have expressed grave concern over the brutal use of force against peasants by the Punjab government.
An Indian Peace Delegation visited Pakistan from 17th to 25th March 2011. During their stay they visited Karachi, Hyderabad, Islamabad and Lahore. They met Pakistan Prime Minister Mr. Yusuf Reza Gilani, Sindh Chief Minister Mr. Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Senators of various political parties, civil society activists, journalists, members of business community, and students amongst others. The 12 member Indian delegation was led by Mr. Kuldip Nayar (veteran journalist) and included Mr. Mahesh Bhatt (Film Personality), Mr. Bhalchandra Mungekar (Memeber, of Parliament) Mr. Shahid Siddiqui (Editor, Nai Duniya), Mr. Jatin Desai (FOCUS), Dr. Mazher Hussain (COVA), Ms. Kamla Bhasin (SANGAT), Mr. Ramesh Yadav (FRI), Mr.Sanjay Nahar (SARHAD), Mr. Haris Kidwai (Peace Activist), Mr. Y. Laxmi Prasad (Former MP) and Mr. A. Krishna Rao (Journalist).
The government continues to demonstrate deniability on the phenomenon of enforced disappearances in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the government agencies we the family members of those who have been subjected to enforced disappearances are maligning the state agencies. The government wants the people to believe that most of the disappeared persons have actually crossed over to Pakistan administered Kashmir for arms training or have left for some other places. The government refers to these persons as missing people.
THE March earthquake and tsunami in Japan have already claimed more than 10,000 lives, and some 17,500 people are still missing. This disaster has been compounded by the continuing threat of widespread radioactive contamination from the accidents at four nuclear reactors at the Fukushima-Daiichi site and the pools that contain their still hot, intensely radioactive spent nuclear fuel. Even if the nuclear accident is contained, it carries many lessons for South Asia.
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