Tag: Observe
Lawyers observe black day against 21st Amendment
Lawyers across the country observed a black day on the Pakistan Bar Council’s call against the 21st Constitutional Amendment and setting up of military...
Electronic media directed to observe sanctity of Muharram
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) in its circular issued has directed all its electronic media stakeholders to duly observe the sanctity of the...
Kashmiris to observe Jammu Martyrs’ Day today
Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and world over will observe Jammu Martyrs' Day today (Tuesday) to reaffirm their resolve to...
Lawyers observe black day to mark Nov 3 emergency
Lawyers across the country on Saturday observed “black day” to condemn the imposition of emergency and promulgation of Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) on November...
PAAD employees observe countrywide strike
Employees of Pakistan Audit and Account Department (PAAD) on Friday observed a countrywide pen down strike to get approval of their audit allowance. Following...
Hindus observe Baba Bakhandi Maharaj’s 149th death anniversary
Three-day celebrations to observe the 149th death anniversary of Hindus’ spiritual leader Baba Bakhandi Maharaj began in Sukkur, Sindh Monday. Members of the Hindu...
ILO plans to observe World Day against Child Labour
International Labour Organisation (ILO), Pakistan, has chalked out programmes to observe World Day against Child Labour-2012, falling on June 12. The day would provide...
PML-N Lawyers Wing to observe black day today
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Lawyers Wing will observe a black day today (Wednesday) to mark 12 years since former president General (r) Pervez...
1,500 to observe Aitkaf at Faisal Mosque
Around 1,500 muslims in Rawalpindi and Islamabad will sit for aitkaf at Faisal Mosque starting from the 20th of Ramazan (August 21, Sunday).
The mosque...
PPP to observe Black Day today
The PPP will observe a Black Day today to condemn General Zia-ul-Haq’s decision to overthrow a democratically elected government of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. According...
Lawyers observe yet another black day
The lawyer fraternity observed a black day on Wednesday and boycotted lower court proceedings to protest against the killing of their colleague Advocate Kamal...
Lawyers observe strike to condemn colleagues’ killers
The district bar association members observed complete strike on Monday to condemn the murder of two lawyers of Karachi. A DBA general body meeting,...
Anjuman-e-Tajiran to observe strike against power outages
Anjuman-e-Tajiran and other organisations of workers will observe complete strike on May 1 against FESCO over the prolonged power shut down in the city....
Traders refuse to observe 8pm closure rule
LAHORE - The traders of the city declared that they would not follow any decision of closing shops at 8pm and would launch protests if the government tried to threaten or force them on Tuesday. The traders said though no decision had been taken as yet but there were rumours that the government would try to order closing down of the markets at 8pm in order to save power. "Our businesses have already collapsed due to continuous load shedding and this decision would prove as the final
Bar will observe strike against Holy Quran’s desecration
HAFIZABAD - The Hafizabad District Bar will observe complete strike against the Holy Quran's desecration committed by a Pastor Terry Jones in Florida, a state of America. It was stated in a press release issued here the other day. Meanwhile, Jamaat-e-Islami Hafizabad Amir Dr Yaseen Insari and Secretary General Amanullah Chatta said that American government was involved in the desecration of the Holy Quran. They criticised Pop Benedict's favour to blasphemy accused Asia and demanded
Lawyers observe ‘black day’
LAHORE - Lawyers observed 'black-day' on Friday and denounced the acquittal and release of Raymond Davis, a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operative and killer of two Pakistani citizens. Black flags were hoisted on bar premises and lawyers appeared in courts wearing black armbands. Speaking at a general-house meeting of the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA), the lawyers flayed politicians, army and secret agencies and accused them of playing a dirty role in the Raymond
Lawyers observe ‘Youm-e-Iftikhar’
KARACHI - The lawyer fraternity on Wednesday observed 'Youm-e-Iftikhar' on the fourth anniversary of former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf's illegitimate dismissal of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudry on March 9, 2007. Praising the judges for taking a stand against the dictator, the lawyers said that Chaudhry and other judges did not compromise on their principles to resist against the unconstitutional act.
They were speaking at the Karachi Bar
They were speaking at the Karachi Bar