[fse-esf] Over 100 civil society activists arrested in Pakistan

[Yannis Almpanis]

Dear All, 
 This is Syed Abdul Khaliq on behalf of Farooq Tariq
Over
100 civil society activists have been arrested from a meeting of Joint
Action Committee, at Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, Lahore
on Sunday 14.00 hrs. The meeting was called to discuss the situation
after the imposition of Emergency in the country by General Pervez
Mushraf. Police broke the windows of the hall to enter into the meeting
venue. Disrupt the peaceful indoor meeting and asked the participants
to come out. All the participants were bundled into the police vans and
driven to the Model Town Polioce Station. Among the arrested men and
women include I.A Rehman, Iqbal Hyder, Robina saugol, Azra Shad, Khalid
Mehmood, Mehboob Khan and Raja Salman. The other names could not be
identified yet. 
Me
and Bushra Khaliq, secretary WWHL were late from the meeting. When we
reached the HRCP office to attend the meeting at 12;30 by that time
police cordoned off the whole building and blocked the road towards
HRCP office. The police refused our entry in the meeting hall. We
stayed outside the hall for half an hour to asses the situation. We
contacted some friends in present in the meeting on moble and apprised
them about the situation outside. More contingents of police were
pouring in. it was all a threatening scenario. gun totting police men
on red lighted vehicles and bikes can be seen all around the HRCP hall.
The police ordered all the people waiting outside the hall to leave the
place. 
Meanwhile
we remained in contact with some participants on phone. They told us
that police have entered in the hall, stopped the meeting and offered
the women participants to leave the venue while all the men were told
that they are arrested. The women participants refused to go so they
were also arrested along with men. later they were all taken to police
station. Police has refused to tell them the nature and period of their
detention. We are trying to get the names of other friends arrested.
In
view of the latest crackdown on political activists, Farooq Tariq,
general secretary LPP is underground to avoid arrest and police is
looking for him like grey hounds. last night a police raid was also
conducted at his Lahore residence. It is pertinent to mention that LPP
has denounced the Emergency and vowed to resist it.  
For more information
:  0321-9402325
  : 0321-9402316



Farooq Tariq 
general secretary 
Labour Party Pakistan 
40-Abbot Road Lahore, Pakistan 
Tel: 92 42 6315162 Fax: 92 42 6271149  Mobile: 92 300 8411945, 

labourpartypk at yahoo.com www.laborpakistan.org  www.jeddojuhd.com  
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