Pre-Cyclone Update# 1 (Cyclone Phet-10)

Posted Wed, 06/02/2010 - 12:12

Pre-Cyclone Update# 1 (Cyclone Phet-10)

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has reported that a deep depression over west central and the adjoining east central Arabian Sea has intensified into a severe tropical cyclone ? ‘Phet’.

At 1430 PST on 2nd June, 2010, it is now centered at 17.5°N - 61°E about 950 Km Southwest of Karachi. The PMD Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre predicts that the system is likely to further intensify into a category 3 cyclone and move towards the coasts of Gujarat and Sindh.

ADB’s Role in Privatization of Essential Services Is Being Protested in Different Asian Cities

Posted Mon, 05/10/2010 - 04:50

Social movements and civil society organizations simultaneously held protest actions in different Asian cities on Tuesday morning as the ADB Annual Governor’s meeting was about to conclude.
The protest actions in the Philippines, Indonesia, India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan raised critique and opposition to ADB’s role in the privatization of essential services. All protesters are members of a larger Asian movement called Asia and Pacific Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD).

Long March news in Daily The news

Posted Tue, 03/16/2010 - 07:39

World River Day observed
Monday, March 15, 2010
By By our correspondent

HYDERABAD: The World River Day was observed here on Sunday by political leaders, civil society representatives as well as local citizens with a resolve to restore the waters of the Indus River in Sindh.

The leaders of political as well as nationalist parties and civil society representatives criticised the rulers and announced the launch a long-term struggle for the restoration of the Indus River and availability of water in Sindh.

Dawn story on Rivers day

Posted Tue, 03/16/2010 - 07:38

HYDERABAD, March 13: Participants of a long march launched by the Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum for the rehabilitation of Indus river were given a warm welcome by various nationalist parties and civil society leaders here at Haider Chowk on Saturday.
On their way to the local press club, they staged a sit-in at the chowk.
People showered flower petals on men, women and children participating in the march named as “Sindhu Yatra”. Activists of the Awami Tahreek, STP, SUP and leaders of the civil society also joined the march.

Long March news in dawn on 12th day

Posted Tue, 03/16/2010 - 07:37

HYDERABAD, March 13: Participants of a long march launched by the Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum for the rehabilitation of Indus river were given a warm welcome by various nationalist parties and civil society leaders here at Haider Chowk on Saturday.
On their way to the local press club, they staged a sit-in at the chowk.
People showered flower petals on men, women and children participating in the march named as “Sindhu Yatra”. Activists of the Awami Tahreek, STP, SUP and leaders of the civil society also joined the march.

PFF Long March daily dawn on 13th day

Posted Tue, 03/16/2010 - 07:35

HYDERABAD, March 14: Chairman of the Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum Syed Mohammad Ali Shah has called for the decommissioning of all dams to rehabilitate the Indus river.
He said that the 1991 water accord had failed to solve the problem of water shortage and stressed the need for launching a campaign against dams.
He was addressing a long march on the river bank in Jamshoro on Sunday.The long march organised by the forum had set out from Kharochhan on March 2 and reached Jamshoro in 14 days after covering 325 kilometres.

Sixth day of Long March

Posted Mon, 03/08/2010 - 10:44

Raisani joins PFF long march

Monday, March 08, 2010
By our correspondent

Karachi

The Pakistan People’s Party-Parliamentarians (PPPP), Balochistan, President, Senator Nawab Lashkari Raisani, joined the long march of the Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) on Sunday morning near Thatta town to express solidarity with the fishermen. When he joined the PFF rally, fisherwomen carrying eighty earthen jars in protest broke them before the senator and shouted slogans, demanding of the government to save their lives and livelihood, and rehabilitate river and fresh water lakes.

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4th Day of Long March at Gharo Dist. Thatta

Fourth day of the Long March by Maqsooda Solangi

Posted Sat, 03/06/2010 - 10:05

The fourth day of long march, marchers started their journey from village late where they stayed night over there. Hundreds of marches carrying play cards, banners and PFF flags and chanting slogans for the restoration of Indus River and rehabilitation of Indus Delta.
During the march, participants also sung the revolutionary songs, which showed jubilant mood among the participants.