Tag: Azadi March

PML-Q isn’t govt’s ally anymore, claims Fazl

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Falzur Rehman on Sunday said that Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) is no longer an ally of the incumbent Pakistan...

JUI-F’s countrywide road blockade in full swing

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) protesters on Sunday continued to block highways across the country for a fourth consecutive day as a part of 'Plan B'...

PML-N is politicising Nawaz’s health, says premier

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is politicising the health of former premier Nawaz Sharif. Chaired a meeting...

Govt spent Rs527m to keep Azadi marchers at bay

The federal government spent at least Rs527 million on security measures to keep the Azadi marchers, gathered at a ground in sector H-9 of...

PHC stops JUI-F from blocking roads

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Friday restrained the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) from blocking roads. A bench of the high court gave this restraining...

LHC moved against JUI-F’s ‘Plan B’

LAHORE: A petition was filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday against the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) which ended its anti-government sit-in on...

Fazl says won’t stop at blocking roads

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Thursday warned the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government of more protests, saying his cadres will not stop...

Countrywide road closures begin as JUI-F executes ‘Plan B’

--Shujaat, Elahi urge Fazl to resolve matters peacefully ISLAMABAD: A day after Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) ended its much-trumpeted 'Azadi March' and announced to shift to "Plan...

Fazl ends Islamabad sit-in, orders JUI-F workers to block highways

--JUI-F’s Soomro says protesters inching towards success with each step under 'Plan B'   ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F)’s Azadi March entered the next phase on Wednesday...

Azadi March: Karachi police on alert ahead of JUI-F’s ‘indefinite’ sit-in

KARACHI: Deputy Inspector General (South Zone), Karachi, Sharjil Kharal, has written a letter to the senior superintendents of police (SSP) for the city and south...

Interior minister says Maryam Nawaz can travel abroad if she gets...

Federal Minister for Interior Ijaz Shah on Tuesday said that even Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, would be allowed...

JUI-F sets ‘Plan B’ in motion, to block major highways

--Protesters to block main roads across the country after approval by joint Opp  --Govt says protesters will be dealt with iron hand in case of...

Policeman attempts suicide after being denied leaves

ISLAMABAD: A policeman deployed for the security of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl’s (JUI-F) Azadi March slit his throat with a blade on Monday after police officials refused...

Azadi March: Islamabad metro closure causes loss of Rs42m

ISLAMABAD: The Punjab Masstransit Authority (PMA) has suffered a loss of Rs 42 million on account of the 12-day closure of Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus. The metro...

Maulana and his non-state audience

By Muhammad Ali Ehsan There are many stakeholders involved in the continuity of Maulana’s dharna (sit-in) in Islamabad. Internally, the opposition parties are having a...

JUI-F mulls ‘Plan B’ as Azadi March enters third week

ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl’s (JUI-F) central leadership met on Monday to discuss ‘Plan B’ for the Azadi March as the anti-government drive enters third week. A...

Is en masse resignation still an option for Opp?

ISLAMABAD: The threat of en masse resignation from the parliament, once considered as a lethal weapon in the hands of the opposition, has almost...