Join us via Zoom on our facebook page:fb.me/pakistanicanadians Sunday, 20 September, 20201:00 pm (EST) • 11:00 am (MST)• 10:00 am (PST) Harris Khaliquea long-time activist, is the Secretary-General of the premiere human rights organization in the country, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. Salman Haidera poet and writer of note, was abducted and brutalized by […]
23 August, 20204:00 pm eastern time(1:00 pm pacific time) WATCH AT: https://www.facebook.com/pakistanicanadians/ Pakistani-Canadians and Indian-Canadians celebrate their respective Independence Days with nationalism, flag waving and, generally criticising each other. The Committee of Progressive Pakistani Canadians will mark the occasion on secular, non-nationalist lines. The Webinar will focus on Britain’s colonization of the subcontinent and its […]
Aasia Bibi arrives in Canada – a bitter-sweet day. (Statement by the Committee of Progressive Pakistani Canadians) The good news for Aasia (Noreen) Bibi, is that she will, hopefully, live a life free of the always-present possibility of injury, or worse, that she faced in Pakistan. But, it’s sad is that she was forced to leave her […]
Read the Globe and Mail article interviewing Omar Latif about Aasia Bibi’s arrival in Canada
Listen to our very own Omar Latif be interviewed on Aasia Bibi’s arrival in Canada. Omar is interviewed close to the end. https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-8-cbc-news-the-world-at-six
The Right Honorable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Justin.Trudeau@parl.gc.ca Dear Prime Minister, As you are no doubt aware, Aasia Noreen, better known as Aasia Bibi, a woman from the minority Christian community in Pakistan, and a mother of five, was imprisoned for almost ten years, eight of them […]
With the rise of xenophobic and anti-immigrant sentiments, policies, and discourse since Trump’s win in the States, and also within Canada, it is important as community organizations for us to challenge this bigoted discourse. Guided by our two co-facilitators, we are hoping to: a) Name the anti-immigrant policies and discuss briefly their impact on our communities, […]
AMONG THE BELIEVERS Bocumentary, colour, 95 min, English subtitles. In its verdict of March 9, the Islamabad High Court made it mandatory for all applicants to the army and the civil to declare their ‘true faith’, failure to do which could make one ‘guilty of betraying the state’ and ‘exploiting the Constitution’. ___________________ Fundamentalist ideology […]
Hassan Nawaz Gardezi Jan 8, 1933 – April 19, 2017 It is with extreme sorrow that the Committee of Progressive Pakistani-Canadians announces the death of Dr. Hassan Nawaz Gardezi, one of the founding members of the CPPC, a lifelong and a tireless activist against imperialism and wars and for equality of all, justice, peace, secularism […]
The Committee of Progressive Pakistani Canadians celebrates Faiz Day on November 21st to pay homage to the revolutionary Urdu poet, Faiz Ahmad Faiz, The program includes recitals, audio & video clippings and singing of his revolutionary and love poetry. For tickets, please contact Mr. Abbas Syed at 647-524-1891. 21 November, 2015 at 06:30 p.m. Burnhamthorpe […]
