Tag: Faizabad sit-in

Opp flays govt over Faizabad fiasco, civil society calls agreement with...

Civil society terms agreement with TLYR a surrender to extremist forces PTI lambastes govt, seeks PM, interior minister's resignation   ISLAMABAD: Opposition parties on Monday...

Govt does not exist anymore: Khursheed Shah

SUKKUR: Opposition Leader in National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah on Monday said that the ‘government does not exist anymore’. “A grand alliance is created each...

Ahsan Iqbal says Khatm-e-Nabuwwat clause being used for political gains

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Monday that certain political and religious parties politicised the issue regarding the Khatm-e-Nabuwwat oath, turning the Faizabad...

IHC judge comes down hard on govt, army over Faizabad operation

  --IHC judge criticises Army chief Gen Bajwa for proposing mediation instead of following PM’s orders --Ask why army did not see any ‘Fasaad’ in TLYR...

State surrenders to zealots

--TLYR chief Khadim Rizvi tells supporters to end countrywide sit-ins after PML-N govt succumbs to demands for Law Minister Zahid Hamid’s resignation, dropping all...

Transporters fleecing commuters by taking advantage of Faizabad sit-in

ISLAMABAD: Transporters have taken full advantage of the sit-in by a religious group at Faizabad Interchange and have started fleecing commuters by over-charging the public...

Nisar didn’t escape in armoured vehicle: PML-N leader 

ISLAMABAD: A senior leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Sunday refuted the reports of former interior minister Ch Nisar Ali Khan’s escape in...

Protesters reign as law and order goes down the drain

--Public life disrupted as nationwide protests enter second day The numerous protests erupted in the aftermath of Islamabad operation continued to disrupt the daily routine...

Restore all news channels, orders PEMRA

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has directed the cable-operators to restore all news channels. The electronic media watchdog, the PEMRA, on Saturday...

Twitter says it hopes service will be restored soon in Pakistan

Twitter’s service was blocked by Pakistan’s government Saturday, the company said in a tweet from its policy account. “We are aware of reports that the...

PTI calls for interior minister’s resignation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) on Sunday demanded Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal’s resignation, accusing him of mishandling the Faizabad sit-in. PTI’s General Secretary Jahangir Khan Tareen said in a statement that instead...

PM Abbasi, COAS to deliberate on Islamabad sit-in today

ISLAMABAD: An important meeting between Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa is due to be held...

Educational institutes to remain closed on Monday, Tuesday in Punjab

ISLAMABAD: In view of the prevailing law and order situation in the country, Punjab Education Minister, Rana Mashood has announced that educational institutes will remain...

TLYR to ‘go tough’ on government, likely to put forth fresh...

 Accuses PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal of operation Says it wants those behind amendment to Khatm-e-Nabuwwat...

Imran urges Faizabad protesters to remain ‘peaceful’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Saturday appealed to the protesters at Islamabad Faizabad Interchange to register their protest in a peaceful...

These leaders support Faizabad protesters 

  LAHORE: Political and religious parties of the country on Saturday condemned the use of force by the Islamabad administration on the protesting Tehreek Labaik...

Police, religious protesters face off in Karachi

KARACHI: In view of the crackdown on Tehreek Labek Ya Rasoolullah in Islamabad, religious activists held protest demonstrations in Karachi and other parts of Sindh....