· November, 2007

Stories about Pakistan from November, 2007

Pakistan: From General to Mr.

  28 November 2007

Musharraf is finally stepping down from the post of Chief of Army staff, and is to be sworn in as a civilian President. More at All Things Pakistan.

Pakistan: Anti Jamait Protest

  15 November 2007

At the University of Punjab, events take a turn as students protest against IJT – who played an important role in getting Imran Khan arrested.

Pakistan: High School Kids Protest

  14 November 2007

A student protest in Islamabad voicing opinion against the emergency imposed in Pakistan [YouTube Link]. The high school kids got lathi-charged (Baton Charge) right after the footage finished according to Chapati Mystery.

India: An interview with Wafa Sultan

  14 November 2007

Cuckoo's Call has the transcript of an interview with Arab-American psychologist, Wafa Sultan, shown on Al Jazeera TV, where she talks of being a secular human being and the idea of “clash of civilizations”.

Pakistan: Medal of Freedom

  14 November 2007

Support for people opposing Musharraf comes in various ways. All Things Pakistan on Harvard Law School's decision to award (former) Chief Justice Iftikar Chaudhary with the Medal of Freedom.

Pakistan: Protests and Beyond

  13 November 2007

Chapati Mystery on how protests will continue beyond the first few days. “These nascent protests will not go away. In fact, they have awakened a new segment of the civil society against The General.”