// Judicial crisis
oh and by the way…Just in case you were wondering, the struggle for a more just society is still being waged. There is still a body of activists, mostly lawyers, who remain committed to the cause. Even now, after so many defections, around 40 of the original 60+ dissenting judges are holding out… and it is reported of those [...]
// Welfare
Updates - peace campaign, welfare workFASTRising took an active part in the first demonstration of the anti-war-on-terror campaign. It was a joint call by the students and young academics and activists of Lahore. We were joined by youth activists of the PTI, under the Insaaf Students Federation (ISF) banner.
A special thanks to all the youth who participated - whether in [...]
// Human Rights
Zehni ghulami say kash hon hum azaad!Nine GCU students have been booked under the Anti-Terrorism Act (1999) for holding a peaceful protest against the draconian measures of the University administration.
Two students are in jail and the rest are actually on the run!
We support the call for a protest for student rights (to free speech, to dissent, to protest) in front of [...]
// Balochistan Crisis
Earthquake relief - SOS
As you are all aware, an earthquake has devastated villages and settlements in the Ziarat and Pishin areas of Balochistan.
Talking to friends in Quetta, we found out that the situation there is quite serious with aid only beginning to trickle in a day after the quake. Part of the problem is that most of [...]
// Activism - General
Updates - peace campaign, welfare workFASTRising took an active part in the first demonstration of the anti-war-on-terror campaign. It was a joint call by the students and young academics and activists of Lahore. We were joined by youth activists of the PTI, under the Insaaf Students Federation (ISF) banner.
A special thanks to all the youth who participated - whether in [...]
// Politics
A plague on both your houses!We invite you to a demonstration against the continuing war in the Pukhtunkhwa and FATA/FANA.
It has been seven years since the War on Terror started and it has brought nothing but death, destruction and a further erosion of our sovereignty. On the other hand, we are certainly not sympathetic to the Taliban ideology and neither [...]
// Poverty
ProjectROTI - Aug 08 Iteration - DetailsWith apologies for the delay, here are the the details of the last round of flour distribution:
Thanks are due to a fellow activist from Islamabad who managed to convince a flour mill in Lahore to sell us 50 bags.
The mill is located at Daroghay-wala near Baghbaanpura, about 5 kms from Shalamar gardens, an area none [...]


