Toronto CPPC members marching against discrimination
and for equality in the 2014 Pride parade
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“International Day in Support of Victims of Torture”
“International Day in Support of Victims of Torture”
Since last few decades, both Sindhi and Baloch nations in Pakistan are being victimized for their legitimate struggle for democracy, national self-determination and secularism.
Date: Saturday, June 28th, 2014
Time: 5.30 pm to 9.30 pm
North York Library, 5190 Yonge Street Toronto,
M2N 5N9 (Tel 416.395.5535)
Note: This program is Free for all ages, refreshment will be served.
We look forward to your participation. Please feel free to contact us if you need any information.
Sincerely,
Asif Panhwar (403.400.5109); asif.panhwar@yahoo.ca
Dileep Ratnani (647.981.7742); d_kumar71@yahoo.com
Siraj Makhdoom (403.465.4337); siraj_makhdoom@yahoo.com
Jamil Omar – Indomitable Fighter – Rest in Peace
Jamil Omar – Indomitable Fighter – Rest in Peace
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/21-Mar-2014/jamil-omar-indomitable-fighter-rest-in-peace
- By Pervez Hoodbhoy
- March 21, 2014
A day of remembrance for Christians killed in Peshawar
Most respected Community Pastors and community members
As you aware on Sunday, September 21st, 2013, two suicide terrorists blew themselves up in All Saints Anglican Church, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Due to their cowardly and cruel acts of terrorism, more than 150 parishioners have been killed to date and over 200 are wounded and struggling for their lives in different hospitals across Pakistan. Continue reading
The CPPC condemns threat of US/NATO military attack on Syria
Once again the demons of war are circling an already war-ravaged Middle East.
The 20 plus years of devastation of Iraq by a vicious one-sided war was launched by the US and its allies in March 2003 on the basis of the monstrous lie that Saddam Hussein’s government possessed ‘weapons of mass destruction.’ Continue reading
The Pity of Partition: Manto’s Life, and Work Across the Indo-Pakistan Divide
We are working hard to host a talk in Toronto by Professor Ayesha Jalal on her latest book The Pity of Partition: Manto’s Life, and Work Across the Indo-Pakistan Divide’ sometime in early November. Please check back for more details.
Sectarian Violence in Pakistan
What are the origins and history of discrimination and violence against religious minorities – Ahmedis, Christians, Hindus and Shia? What do fundamentalist organizations such as the Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat, Sipah-e-Sahaba, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Tehreek-e-Taliban stand for? Who supports them and why? What can decent minded people do to help Pakistan become a tolerant society where all citizens are equal and safe?
Attacks on two Ahmedi mosques killed 86 in May 2010 in Lahore
Houses and shops being torched in Christian community of Joseph in Lahore in March 2013
Hindu temple destroyed in Sindh in December 2012
Shia mourn the death of 200 killed in terrorist attack in Quetta in Jan 2013
Omar Latif, CPPC Coordinator on Dastak Ep69 to discuss the Karachi Factory Fire and Worker’s Rights
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Mourned by Committee of Progressive Pakistani-Canadians
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has left a legacy of solidarity amongst the dispossessed and between the poorer nations. His commitment to the ideals of social justice, equality and democracy paved a way for the Bolivarian Revolution that has solidified relationships between the Latin American countries without the mediation and meddling of the imperialist United States of America. Continue reading
CPPC Statement on the assassination of Bashir Ahmed Bilour
We the members of the committee of Progressive Pakistani Canadians (CPPC) are shocked and grieved at the assassination of Bashir Ahmed Bilour, veteran leader of the Awami National Party (ANP) of Pakistan, and a senior minister of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Saturday December 22, 2012 by means of suicide bombing in Peshawar. Continue reading