AMAN ITTEHAD COMMENDS THE APPOINTMENT OF KHAWAR MUMTAZ AS CHAIR, NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Islamabad, 13 December 2012: Aman Ittehad commended the appointment of Ms. Khawar Mumtaz as the new Chair of the National Commission on the Status of Women. Commenting on the appointment, Justice Majida Razvi, who headed the NCSW from 2002-05, and is presently a member of Aman Ittehad’s National Advisory Committee, said that...

AMAN ITTEHAD CONDOLES THE DEATH OF SYED IQBAL HAIDER Islamabad, 16^th November 2012: Aman Ittehad associates Ms. Khawar Mumtaz, Mr. Irfan Mufti, Mr. Naeem Mirza, and the coordinator of its secretariat, Mr. Ali Asghar Khan, expressed their deep sorrow on the passing of noted human rights campaigner and senior lawyer, Syed Iqbal Haider who was a member of the Ittehad’s National Advisory Committee. In a joint statement issued by the national secretariat, they said that his passing was a great...

TRIBUNE Thursday July 19, 2012 Speakers demand and end to exploitative and unjust parallel systems...

LAHORE: Aman Ittehad, on Sunday, organised public rallies at 140 different locations across the country to mark Solidarity Day. Almost 1.5 million people from various walks of life attended the rallies, including a good number of students, youth, lawyers, teachers, and minorities’ members. In Lahore, the organisation took out a rally from Aiwan-e-Iqbal to Lahore Press Club, which was attended by hundreds of civil society activists and pacifists. The rally was attended by former president Supreme Court Bar Association Asma Jahangir, Aurat Foundation...

HARIPUR: Strong democratic norms coupled with the provision of equal rights to citizens can ensure an end to forces detrimental to extremism and terrorism. This was said by speakers at rallies arranged to mark Solidarity Day across Hazara on Sunday. Traders, labourers, students, female political activists and members of civil society organisations participated in a peace rally that started from the Haripur Press Club. The rally was part of a nationwide series of Aman Ittehad rallies held simultaneously in 140 locations including Federally...

PESHAWAR: Aman Ittehad, a conglomerate of civil society organisations, took out a rally on Sunday to stress supremacy of democracy in the country. The rally – Solidarity Day – started from Aman Park and ended at Nishter Hall. Aman Ittehad is a citizen platform striving for peace, democracy and justice in the country. ‘Solidarity Day’ is an expression of the power of ordinary citizens, and a call to exercise their choice and free will. Participants of the rally called upon state institutions to play their role within the parameters defined...

ISLAMABAD - Like other parts of the country, people from various walks of life participated in Aman Ittehad’s peace rally and marched from the National Press Club to the Parliament House to express solidarity with those suffering from violence and repression. The participants of the rally demanded that the government must take a stern action against state and non-state actors that break the law and propagate or encourage militancy and extremism by their words or actions. Addressing the gathering, the speakers said, Peace in Pakistan was possible...

Islamabad—Amman Ittehad is going to organize public rallies in 140 locations across the country to mark solidarity day 2012 where thousands of citizens would join the rallies.
During these rallies citizens would call upon all state institutions to play their role within the parameters defined by the constitution of the country.
They would also express their firm commitment to uninterrupted democracy and the supremacy of the parliament reiterating their belief that these are critical for stability and peace in the country.

On January 1, 2012, 'Aman Ittehad' will organise public rallies in 140 locations across Pakistan to mark 'Solidarity Day 2012'. Thousands of citizens in villages, towns and cities will join the rallies. They will call upon all state institutions to play their due role within the parameters defined by the Constitution of Pakistan. They will also express their firm commitment to uninterrupted democracy and the supremacy of parliament, reiterating their belief that these are critical for stability and peace in the country. This was stated by...