It is with great shock and sadness that the CPPC heard the news of the assassination of Shahbaz Bhatti, the prominent Christian leader and Minister of Minority Affairs in Islamabad by Islamist extremists organized into terrorist groups. We offer our deepest condolences to the family members of Shahbaz Bhatti and of all those who have lost […]
Dear Brothers and Sisters; Friends and Comrades, The Committee of Progressive Pakistani-Canadians congratulates the Egyptian people on their success in ousting the dictator Husni Mubarak and salutes their heroic and historic struggle against dictatorship and for freedom, democracy and social justice. Backed and supported by the US and other western countries the Egyptian regime, like […]
The fundamental human and civil rights of the people of Balochistan have been violated since the creation of the state of Pakistan. Beginning in 1948 the Pakistan Army has conducted five major repressive campaigns in that province. Under the latest of these ‘operations’ which started with the military takeover of General Parvez Musharraf and continues […]
We, the undersigned Canadians of Pakistani origin, strongly condemn the massacre of over eighty, and the wounding of many more Ahmedi citizens of Pakistan assembled in their mosques in Lahore to offer Friday prayers on May 28, 2010. Our heart-felt sympathies and condolences go to the loved ones of those killed and injured in the […]
Rauf Malik, Surkh Parcham,, March/April, 2011 issue. Translated from Urdu by Prof. Hassan N. Gardezi This year Faiz would have been 100 years old were he still alive. Much is being written regarding his literary skills, poetic genius and social thoughts on this centenary of his birth, and more will be written in the future. […]
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Pakistan Left parties will organize demonstration at Charing Cross Mall Road in Lahore on 10th April at 4:00 p.m. This is solidarity with the demonstrations on the same day in US and other countries to condemn the ongoing war on terror. Below is the joint statement: Pakistan Left parties statement on 10 years of “War On Terror”
The world has wisely intervened in Libya to stop a tyrant from killing his own people” wrote Haroon Siddiqui in his op-ed piece in the Star on March 24. That the governments of half-a-dozen or so powerful western countries – who all have contributed to massive killings directly and indirectly – have bullied the UN […]
The ‘Blasphemy Law’ and the politics of violence and intolerance in Pakistan Speaker: Hina Jilani One of the most prominent lawyers, social activists and defenders of human rights in Pakistan, Ms. Jilani served as the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders from 2000 – 2008. She will speak on the origins […]
Hello All, Every year the Indo-Canadian Workers Association marks the anniversary of Bhagat Singh’s martyrdom at the hands of the British (on March 23, 1931). This year’s commemoration will be held on Sunday, March 27 at 2 p.m. at the Lester B. Pearson Theatre, 150 Central Park Drive, Brampton. The poster is attached for further […]
