Tag: Pakistan

Appeal – Shahrez Khan travel ban

Re: Travel ban imposed on Pakistani athlete, Shahrez Khan Your Excellency Honourable Prime Minister Sharif, I am writing to you from Australia with concern about the travel restrictions preventing Pakistani athlete, Shahrez Khan, from participating in international sporting events, most recently the IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon World Championship held in Marbella, Spain last weekend. Shahrez is […]

Travel ban prevents Pakistan’s #1 triathlete, Shahrez Khan from representing Pakistan on the world triathlon stage

SOLIDARITY STATEMENT: It is deeply concerning that a travel ban has denied Pakistan’s #1 triathlete, Shahrez Khan the chance to participate in the IRONMAN 70.3 world championship in Marbella, Spain this weekend – the pinnacle of world triathlon. Shahrez currently ranks among the top 5% of IRONMAN athletes globally in the AWA (All World Athlete) […]

Amnesty condemns abduction and arbitrary arrest of Pakistan’s top triathlete, Shahrez Khan

The brazen abduction of Pakistan’s #1 triathlete, Shahrez Khan from his Lahore home last Thursday, should alarm all who care about civil liberties and democratic freedoms in Commonwealth countries. Shahrez is an Oxford MBA graduate, entrepreneur, and regional head at the Australia-based company, Simba Global. As nephew of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, and […]

Vale Syed Atiq ul Hassan: ‘Fearless journalist’ and ‘passionate advocate for multiculturalism.’

28 April – SYDNEY, Australia: With profound sadness, beloved father, husband, brother, community leader, mentor and friend, Syed Atiq ul Hassan, peacefully returned to his Creator on Saturday, 26th April. Throughout his life, Syed Atiq ul Hassan dedicated over 36 years to serving multicultural and Islamic communities across Australia, including the Australian Pakistani community. He […]

Why Did They Shoot? Imran Khan’s ‘Final Call’

In 2024, demands for democracy and human rights characterised elections worldwide, but many voters within the Commonwealth faced more dangerous political environments where peaceful resistance was met with brute force. Of the two billion people who set out to vote across 60 countries last year, 33 percent were from the Commonwealth, a 56-member union of […]

What Imran Wants

Ever since Pakistan’s landmark general elections in May 2013 which saw the first transfer of power between civilian governments, opposition leader of the Tehreek e Insaf party or ‘Movement for Justice’, Imran Khan made allegations of corruption and systematic vote rigging. Having initially sought an audit of four disputed constituencies and verification of voters’ thumbprint […]

Peace Dialogue: Coke Studio Pakistan

In 2008, The Coca-Cola Company recognized a timely opportunity to invest in Pakistan, through its sponsorship of Coke Studio—establishing a stand out example of corporate peace. The investment-turned-cultural institution innovated by local producer Rohail Hyatt is a live fusion of diverse musical influences with the stated mission of; ‘providing a platform that bridges barriers, celebrates […]