The current situation of Nepal is very crucial. o­ne year after the crackdown of Democracy people are facing more conflict, war and human right violations. More than 6000 political activists, human rights activists, women activists, journalist, lawyers, Trade unionists and students have been arrested and detained.

In the o­ne hand the armed struggle of the Maoists goes o­n is as it is and the other hand King Gyanendra want to rule over the people through his unconstitutional and illegal action. The King's Government did not negotiate an appropriate settlement with the Maoists and the other seven major political parties. The King continues to deny basic rights and freedom gauranteed by the Nepalese constitution to the people of Nepal.

On March 18th it will be 3 years of US occupation of Iraq. A worldwide call of protest has been made by various organizations. A meeting to organize a day of protest in Karachi was held at Karachi Press Club o­n Friday February 3, 2006. It was the most exciting meeting against war in recent times. The meeting presided by trade unionist and intellectual Mr Wahid Bashir and attended by over 40 people from various organizations of the civil society.

The meeting adopted the following resolution written by Rahat Saeed, it reads 'Public Protest Against Imperialist War o­n Iraq: 18th March is the date when three years ago Imperialist USA and its allies imposed an illegal and immoral war o­n Iraq. This blatant barbarism has led to killing of thousands of Iraqis and even more were injured, maimed, orphaned and displaced. The war o­n Iraq is waged by the same forces that have occupied Afghanistan. Again o­n 18th March 2006 we the conscious people under 'Stop the War Coalition' will protest in all the major cities of the world. In Pakistan it is also the responsibility of conscious people that like other pro-peace peoples throughout the world we should also raise the slogan of humanity and call for an end to war. It was decided that people in Karachi will respond to the worldwide call of protest o­n March 18th, it was decided to work under the name of Stop the War Coalition - Pakistan, to stage an anti-War Rally o­n March 18th.