Tag: Long

Hong Kong sausage dogs go walkies

In a city that likes to dress up its dogs, 50 dachshunds gathered in Hong Kong Saturday wearing everything from patterned winter jumpers to...

Baloch long march participants reach capital

After 2,000 gruelling kilometres on the road, a band of families led by 72-year-old Mama Qadeer reached the end of their protest march over...

Long marchers leave political parties, pundits stunned and confused

While political pundits, television anchors and columnists were stunned to find thousands of charged workers and followers of Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran (TMQ) chanting slogans of...

Public transport stays off roads

All public transport in the twin cities remained suspended in the wake of the long march on Monday. Public transport remained suspended and people...

Rescue 1122 to provide emergency cover to long marchers

The Punjab Emergency Service, Rescue 1122, will provide emergency cover to the long march on January 14, with 8 fully equipped ambulances, 12 fire...

Tahirul Qadri’s ‘democracy march’ begins

The long march, described by Dr Tahirul Qadri as the ‘democracy march’, began from Lahore on Sunday. “It is a march for democracy, it...

Golra Sharif dissociates itself from long march

The custodian of Golra Sharif shrine on Saturday dissociated himself from the long march of Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran chief Dr Tahirul Qadri. Addressing a news conference,...

Qadri should not make long march a matter of ego: Sharjeel

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Central Deputy Secretary Information and Provincial Minister for Information Sharjeel Inam Memon on Saturday said Tahirul Qadri should only get...

Long marchers have no agenda: Gilani

Former prime minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said on Saturday that no political party or common people would support Dr Tahirul Qadri’s long march...

CCP calls for peaceful long march

The citizens of Pakistan succeeded in restoring the independent judiciary, established the supremacy of the constitution and the rule of law through consistent and...

Police to provide security to long march: CCPO

Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Aslam Tareen on Saturday finalised security arrangements in the city for Tahrik-e-Minhajul Quran long march on January 14. According...

Long march: Punjab govt declines security

Punjab government on Wednesday declined additional personnel to be deployed for the long march security planned by Tehrik-e-Minhajul Quran chief Dr Tahirul Qadri, according...

Malik meets Qadri, assures security for long march

Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Monday assured Tehreek Minhajul Quran International (MQI) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri that tight security will be provided to the...

Qadri’s long march: Govt may be able to thwart ‘revolution’

Secret mediations between government officials and Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran President Dr Tahirul Qadri are currently underway, with a strong possibility that Qadri will call off...

Chaudhrys retract support for Dr Qadri

Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain had assured the chief of Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran (TMQ) Dr Tahirul Qadri of full participation in his long...

Govt has a few tricks up its sleeve if all else...

The Pakistan People’s Party-led government is making covert efforts to disrupt the Tehreek Minhajul Quran’s (TMQ) long march scheduled for January 14 and all...

Business community shows reservations over Dr Qadri’s long march

Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) President Zafar Bakhtawari expressed his reservations regarding the long march called by Tehreek-e-Minhaj ul Quran chief Dr...