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Much publicized and unbelievable Pasban Giant Cricket Bat unveiling ceremony was held at Defense Stadium Karachi on February 28 at 3.00 p.m.1996 at special ceremony. The bat was prepared in a cricket fever and frenzied environment, which took the whole world including Pakistanis into its fold during the preparations for the world cup 1996. The unveiling ceremony of the bat, which is the biggest solid wooden cricket bat in the world with fifty-foot length, was well attended by large number of citizens of Karachi. Pasban workers took the bat to the Defense Stadium from near the Gilani Railway station in a trawler rally and it has been titled as "Ambassadors of peace and love.” Pasban ...the voice against injustice, is a socio-political non-left non-right progressive youth movement working for human rights protection and social and ethical training of youth of Pakistan. The bat weighing about 12 tones was prepared with wood and its handle is 15 feet long and blade 35 feet, its width is six feet. Pakistan's ace batting star Javed Miandad who created history by making his sixth appearance in the World Cup was the first person to put his signature on the bat followed by the then Sindh Chief Minister Abdullah Shah and President Pasban Pakistan Altaf Shakoor . After the unveiling ceremony bat was placed at National Stadium for public display. Later on the bat was sent to the all Pakistan tour and moved to Hyderabad, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Peshawar. People everywhere gathered to see the miraculous bat and boosted the morals of Pakistani team. The then president Farooq Ahmed Khan Laghari and the then prime minister Benazir Bhutto , ambassadors of the different countries at Islamabad, members of parliament including Qazi Hussain Ahmed , of Jamaat-e-Islami , Imran Khan , other cricket heroes, politicians and other dignitaries signed over the giant cricket bat. The biggest bat prepared by Pasban created zeal and color of life among the Pakistani youth. Pasban , apart from raising the voice against injustice is a popular and unique of its kind youth movement in Pakistan . Pasban can bring about energy in the veins of the nation whenever it comes into action with its dynamic leadership particularly its central president Altaf Shakoor who has capability to energize the youths through his untiring efforts and incredible networking capabilities. Pasban does a lot of variant activities to keep the youth intact with the national cause and integrity. Pasban has open doors for all the people irrespective of there ethnic background, cast, or monitory status. Pasban is strictly against VIP culture prevailing in most parties, groups and institutions in Pakistan. Pasban is a Pakistani socio-political movement that aims to uproot what it sees as the current oppressive system and to establish a Welfare State in Pakistan. Pasban's president is Altaf Shakoor .He was born in Karachi in 1959 . An Engineer by education and trader by profession, Shakoor was president of the Students' Union at NED University Of Engineering And Technology in 1981 – 1982 . Pasban was founded during 1991 and its focus of activities was to raise the voice against injustice. It gained popularity when in 1993 a poor electrician Ayub and his wife Asia Ayub were kept unlawfully and were severely manhandled by the well-known Pakistani police (for it's cruel methods of torture and humiliation of the common men) in a police station at Rawalpindi. Pasban stood against the brutality and started a movement. People, especially the youth joined the movement and followed the ray of hope lead by Pasban. As the movement gained momentum, government took the notice. The culprits were suspended and Federal government decided to form "Women Police Stations " in all major cities. This well-known "Asia Ayub case " is the historic case in Pakistan in which struggle of youth was materialized to make the people aware and bold to raise their voice against injustices prevailing in the Pakistani society. It will remain a major milestone in the struggle of human rights in Pakistan. Pasban, after this movement, continued to point out and resist all such actions. Some of the major cases were dealt through court and legal struggle also succeeded in these cases. These examples were to prepare the poor and oppressed Pakistani people for a big mass movement against oppression, injustice and dictatorship, which are the main hurdles against the real progress of the nation. The nation, which still enjoys slavery in its modern shape. Pasban also gained popularity when its Karachi branch miraculously changed the frightening environment of Karachi ,the economic and intellectual headquarter of Pakistan in 1996. Pasban made World's Biggest Cricket Bat , a giant solid wooden bat while preparing the youth for coming world cup. This sports-cum social activity changed the political weather, which was made violent and frightening by some negative forces. Several thousands citizens, President, Prime Minister and other dignitaries signed over the giant historic bat. Pasban is trying to organize the progressive movement at grassroots level on the solid and indigenous grounds. AIMS OF PASBAN #To uphold the human dignity, honor and self-respect. #To encourage people to speak the truth loudly. #To inspire the people to struggle for democracy, civil liberties and their basic civic necessities & to organize them for a coordinated and hormonised struggle against hunger, disease and oppression. #To pave the way for progressive movement in Pakistan. #To encourage political pluralism in Pakistan. #To abolish v.i.p. culture from Pakistan and to to struggle for equal opportunities for all, especially in education, health and justice. Pasban has launched what it describes as a unique progressive movement in Pakistan, said to be “of the people, by the people and for the people”. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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