News & Events

Foundation Hosts TV Show “Live with Talat”

On 6 December 2007, the Foundation in collaboration with the District/High Court Bar Associations in Abbottabad, the Abbottabad Press Club and AAJ TV hosted the popular TV show: Live with Talat. More than 1,000 lawyers, media persons, and activists participated in the programme recorded in the gardens of the Bar Club. Talat Hussain moderated the show along with with other popular anchors Nusrat Javed and Mushtaq Minhas. Upcoming elections and its implications were the focus of discussions.

Protest against Emergency in Pakistan

Lawyers, media and activists marched through the streets of Abbottabad on 6 December 2007 protesting against the emergency. They demanded the reinstatement of judges who refused to take an oath under the PCO; lifting of all curbs on the media; and boycott of elections under present circumstances.

More than 200 activists of the Hazara Awami Ittehad met in Abbottabad on 5-6 December to analyse the events of 3 November and its implications on people's lives.

Protests on October 08, 2007

On 8^th October 2007, more than 8,000 earthquake survivors participated in simultaneous protests throughout Hazara organized by the Hazara Awami Ittehad and the Omar Asghar Khan Development Foundation. They blocked main access roads including the Karakorum highway in Battagram, the Murree-Muzaffarad road at Kohala bridge; the Kashmir Road at Garhi Habibullah, and the Balakot-Bessian road at Hussa bridge. A Citizens’ Charter of Demands calling for a review of ERRA policies was presented. Protesting women, men and children vowed to continue their struggle for a review of policies that have resulted in prolonging their suffering.

People’s Assembly on Second Anniversary of Earthquake-2005

Hazara Awami Ittehad and Omar Asghar Khan Development Foundation in collaboration with AAJ TV organized a People’s Assembly in the grounds of the Degree College in Balakot that was destroyed by the earthquake. The Assembly was organized on 8^th October, marking the second anniversary of the quake. More than 1,500 people from across Hazara participated in the Assembly. It was telecast on AAJ TV.

Launching of Publication: Living on the Faultline

Omar Asghar Khan Development Foundation launched its publication: Living on the Faultline at a press conference held in Islamabad on 11 October 2007.  The publication presents findings of a study conducted by the Foundation and Dr. Kaiser Bengali on the allocation of rehabilitation funds in District Abbottabad. It also presents testimonies and analysis of more than 34,000 women, men and children devastated by the 2005 earthquake.

More than 6,000 women and 28,000 men participated in 30 People’s Assemblies

More than 6,000 women and 28,000 men participated in 30 People’s Assemblies and more than 250 corner meetings held across the affected areas over 24-month since the earthquake in October 2005. They shared their perspectives, priorities, and opinions on the rehabilitation process, and formed a Citizens’ Charter which demands better government policies on compensation and greater flexibility in house reconstruction.