A feature of life in Pakistan, as in many other Third World countries is that there has been a wide take up of mobile communication technology. Getting a telephone landline requires so money and too many bureaucratic hurdles so mobile phone services have seized the opening with relatively lower entry prices. One byproduct of this is that a mass demonstration like the latest Long March led by the militant lawyers’ movement is being reported by participants minute by minute through Twitter (http://explore.twitter.com/longmarch09) and through various designated protest blogs and websites such as http://longmarch.seenreport.com/ and http://teeth.com.pk/blog/.

An amazing collection of reports and photos shot by protestors and passersby on their mobile phone camera can be seen on these website.

These are some samples:

From Long March on Twitter [SMS] Rawalpindi Civil society activist Jamil Abbasi’’s house in Bani Gala has been surounded by po.. http://cli.gs/vjzRpM posted on March 13, 2009 03:59:23 am

Two messages of solidarity from overseas: From Australia: March 12, 2009 De.. http://cli.gs/9B8VNB posted on March 13, 2009 03:59:23 am

[SMS] Civil society activist Jamil Abbasi’’s house in Bani Gala has been surounded by police.His 3 .. http://cli.gs/rnshu8 posted on March 13, 2009 03:59:23 am

[SMS] 144 imposed in NWFP.Bashir blor condemns 144. Naheed khan n Safdar abasi from ppp are RWP BAR AND THE.. http://cli.gs/mEWTt9 posted on March 13, 2009 03:59:23 am

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To see the pictures online on ASAP website and other links, click on the link above or here:

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