Tag: boycott

Qureshi boycotts Indian counterpart’s speech over Kashmir lockdown

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday boycotted the opening statement of his Indian counterpart, S Jaishankar at the meeting of SAARC Council of...

Sindh Nurses Alliance ends 8-day long boycott of duties

KARACHI: Sindh Nurses Alliance on Monday ended its eight-day long protest demonstration and boycotted duties following assurance of Provincial Minister Sindh for Local Government...

YDA announces strike, OPDs boycott over non-payment of salaries

KARACHI: Young Doctors’ Association (YDA) has announced to observe strike and boycott of Out-Patient Departments (OPDs) on Saturday (tomorrow) over non-payment of salaries. Doctors were...

Lawyers boycott court proceedings

KARACHI: The Karachi Bar Association and Sindh High Court (SHC) Bar Association on Monday boycotted the court proceedings against abolishing of powers of justice of...

Govt imposes ban on Indian films, content aired on TV channels

LAHORE: Hours after the Indian Air Force's (IAF) violation of the Line of Control (LoC), Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday announced a ban on all Indian...

SAFRON ministry asked to release Khasadars’ salaries to end polio campaign...

ISLAMABAD: The Khasadar force’s threat of boycotting polio campaign in the tribal district of South Waziristan in protest against non-release of their seven month-salaries...

PMA, YDA warn of boycotting OPDs across Sindh from Feb 13

HYDERABAD: The Sindh chapter Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) and Young Doctors Association (YDA) have given the Sindh government one more day to notify promotions,...

Opp demands rebidding of Mohmand Dam project

--Water Resources Minister Vawda accuses opposition of hatching conspiracy against dams --Zardari tells NAB chairman to appear before parliament --No foreign power, not even China, can...

1,600 polio workers boycott campaign in GB over pensions dispute

GILGIT: Nearly 1,600 polio workers will boycott an anti-polio campaign in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) because a dispute regarding pensions and other privileges remained unresolved, Polio Workers...

Tribal leaders boycott polio vaccination drive till acceptance of demands

ISLAMABAD: The tribal elders of seven union councils of Barmal tehsil of South Waziristan have boycotted the ongoing polio vaccination drive to press the...

‘New PML-N lawmakers won’t take oath until suspended MPAs reinstated’

--Speaker forms committee to probe allegations of vandalism against banned MPAs --Hamza Shehbaz labels suspension of PML-N lawmakers an ‘illegal act’ LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on...

Bar association to boycott legal proceedings over Siddiqui’s removal

KARACHI: The Karachi Bar Association (KBA) has announced to boycott the court proceedings on Tuesday to record a protest against the removal of Islamabad High...

Opposition boycotts Senate session over Shehbaz’s arrest

ISLAMABAD: The Senate session on Monday was marred by a strong protest from the treasury benches over the comments issued by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) lawmaker...

Taliban urge Afghans to boycott polls, reject peace talks

  KABUL: The Taliban on Monday directed Afghans to boycott upcoming parliamentary elections and demanded a complete withdrawal of foreign forces as the only solution...

Tahirul Qadri might boycott upcoming polls

Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Tahirul Qadri will not contest the General Elections 2018, while his two sons will also skip the upcoming polls. Qadri,...

Sattar warns of boycotting elections if reservations not addressed

--MQM-P chief says general elections cannot guarantee stability in the country   KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) chief Farooq Sattar on Wednesday warned that his party...

#ChickenBoycott trends on social media to protest price hike before Ramzan

--After #BoycottMurree, social media users are considering to boycott chicken during first three days of Ramzan During the past few days, social media users have launched...