Tag: Hunger
Dr Afridi goes on hunger strike
Dr Shakil Afridi, imprisoned on charges of extending help to United States’ (US) Central Investigation Authority (CIA) in pointing out the residence of al...
Kurd militants end hunger strike in Turkey, deal likely
Hundreds of Kurdish militants ended a hunger strike in jails across Turkey on Sunday in response to an appeal from their leader, fuelling hopes...
Tunisian detainee dies after hunger strike
A prominent figure in Tunisia’s Salafist movement has died nearly two months after launching a hunger strike following his arrest for an attack on...
PMA to observe hunger strike tomorrow in Sindh
President Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Sindh Dr Samrina Hashmi Tuesday said that the doctors would observe a symbolic hunger strike against the killing of...
US women to stage hunger strike against drone attacks
A group of middle-aged American women are considering mounting a hunger strike outside the US embassy in Islamabad as part a campaign against CIA...
Indian yoga guru ends anti-graft hunger strike
An Indian yoga guru on Tuesday ended a six-day hunger strike against corruption but vowed to use his public popularity to pile pressure on...
Indian activist Hazare to end hunger strike
Indian anti-graft activist Anna Hazare was set to end his "indefinite" hunger strike Friday after six days, having failed to garner the mass support...
Counter strike!
A large number of Khaksar Tehreek (KT) activists staged protest and observed a hunger strike on Friday against drone attacks and killing of civilians.
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People are powerless-what else will they do: CM
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said the protests of the people of Punjab over the agonising load shedding and unjustified treatment is a...
Paramedics observe hunger strike to press for demands
The office bearers of Pakistan Paramedical Staff Association Badin and Hyderabad Chapters as well as Liaquat University Hospital Wing Tuesday went on hunger strike...
Traders protest against load shedding
The traders in all districts of Punjab, including provincial capital, held protest rallies against crippling electricity loadshedding, besides establishing symbolic hunger strike camps to...
Ex-PHA man warns of hunger strike till death
Former Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) Assistant Nusrat Ali Toor has announced to go on hunger strike till death from 29th in front of...
A tale of two girls
Doubtlessly, girls suffer from several socio-economic problems in Sindh. They suffer from hunger, poverty, illiteracy and above all from the feudal mindset. In this...
Kyrgyz prisoners end ‘lip-sewing’ hunger strike
Thousands of Kyrgyz prisoners have ended a 10-day hunger strike against jail conditions that saw 1,200 inmates sew up their lips in protest, an...
Of matters past
Bygones be not bygones
A majority of readers and viewers have a gripe with us analysts who write in the press and speak on the...
Dying of hunger
Rachelle Grimmer, mother of two, killed her children and herself for not getting food stamps in Texas – Bush’s home state – the US....
Three million Afghans face hunger as winter looms: aid groups
Up to three million people in Afghanistan are facing hunger, malnutrition and disease after a severe drought wiped out their crops and extreme winter...
