Tag: Protest
Trade unions protest against privatisation and NIRC
LAHORE - In a protest against recent steps taken by the government for privatization and implementation of National Industrial Relations Commission (NIRC), trade unions of the country collected at Alhamra on Tuesday. Representatives from various organizations spoke of various grievances that workers had.
NIRC is expected to be implemented from June 30, 2011, after which trade unions will not be recognized at a national level, instead only at a provincial level. According to the
NIRC is expected to be implemented from June 30, 2011, after which trade unions will not be recognized at a national level, instead only at a provincial level. According to the
A REVIEW OF THE EDUCATION SECTOR-2010 a year of protest
LAHORE - 2010 was a crucial year for the education sector as teachers and students were seen protesting the entire year for their rights, while authorities failed to prove that education was their top priority. A series of corruption at schools, colleges and universities, teachers' abductions, violence and protests against various policies, governmental and institutional, was recorded during the year. The tragic incidents that the year witnessed include murder of a female teacher at
GT Road sees protest against gas shortage
LAHORE - The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited's (SNGPL) domestic consumers took to the streets against suspension of gas supply and blocked the main GT Road for hours on Sunday causing severe traffic problems. The SNGPL is violating the schedule it has given to domestic customers for gas availability, irking citizens at large who criticised the company for not keeping its word.
Shahdara residents reached the GT Road near the Ravi Toll Plaza and blocked it by burning tyres and
Shahdara residents reached the GT Road near the Ravi Toll Plaza and blocked it by burning tyres and
French activists arrested in West Bank protest
JERUSALEM - Nine French activists were arrested on Sunday during a pro-Palestinian demonstration at a major Israeli checkpoint in the West Bank, police and protest organisers told AFP.
"Our forces today dispersed protesters who were throwing rocks at us and proceeded to arrest nine people, including some foreigners," Micky Rosenfeld said.
"The protest took place at the Qalandia checkpoint, north of Jerusalem, and the police made arrests after the activists tried to cross the
"Our forces today dispersed protesters who were throwing rocks at us and proceeded to arrest nine people, including some foreigners," Micky Rosenfeld said.
"The protest took place at the Qalandia checkpoint, north of Jerusalem, and the police made arrests after the activists tried to cross the
No gas equals no food; citizens protest
LAHORE: Protests against Sui gas load shedding were witnessed in various parts of the city including Samanabad and Gawalmandi on Friday. Public expressed anger by chanting slogans against the authorities and protested that they had to go to the offices without having breakfast. Gawalmandi residents, in a protest against unscheduled gas load shedding, expressed grief over the 'inexcusable' blockage of gas and demanded swift restoration. They blocked the Nisbat road for an hour, burnt
PTI organises protest against price-hike and unemployment
LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Punjab chapter on Tuesday organised a protest and token hunger-strike camp outside the Punjab Assembly against imposition of the Reformed General Sales Tax (RGST), price-hike, unemployment and alleged corruption in government departments. Party leaders led by PTI Punjab President Ahsan Rashid opposed imposition of new taxes under the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) orders and urged the federal government to give up its anti-poor
Wardens impound carts, vendors protest
LAHORE: Cart vendors along with locals of Nishter Town lodged a protest demonstration against the City Traffic Police for impounding dozens of donkey carts to make the main Ferozepur Road as 'model road', Pakistan Today has learnt on Sunday.
Chief Traffic Officer, on the complaint of cart vendors, has suspended two traffic wardens for allegedly thrashing cart owners before issuing tickets to them.
Cart vendors launched the protest outside the City District Office in Nishter
Chief Traffic Officer, on the complaint of cart vendors, has suspended two traffic wardens for allegedly thrashing cart owners before issuing tickets to them.
Cart vendors launched the protest outside the City District Office in Nishter
Returning Mehsuds plan jirga and protest
PESHAWAR: Mehsud tribal elders seem disappointed over what they say is a 'cold shoulder' response from the political authorities of South Waziristan Agency. They say the authorities are not fulfilling their commitments to provide financial assistance to returning displaced people.
A meeting of All FATA Mehsud Jirga is being convened today (Monday) to review the situation followed by a protest rally. Members of the jirga visited the area the other day and expressed dissatisfaction
A meeting of All FATA Mehsud Jirga is being convened today (Monday) to review the situation followed by a protest rally. Members of the jirga visited the area the other day and expressed dissatisfaction
Protest held against Kazmi’s dismissal
LAHORE: The Tanzimul Saeed staged a protest against Federal Religious Affairs Minister Syed Hamid Saeed Kazmi's dismissal in front of the Lahore Press Club on Sunday.
The protesters alleged that people involved in assassination attempts on Kazmi were behind his removal. Khatam-e-Nubawat Foundation Chairman Allama Ashraf Saeedi said that the minister's dismissal was the federal government's worst decision.
He said that former science and technology minister Azam Sawti was
The protesters alleged that people involved in assassination attempts on Kazmi were behind his removal. Khatam-e-Nubawat Foundation Chairman Allama Ashraf Saeedi said that the minister's dismissal was the federal government's worst decision.
He said that former science and technology minister Azam Sawti was
Teachers protest community schools’ closure
PESHAWAR - Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA) community schools teachers staged a protest rally in Peshawar on Saturday against the government's bid to close community schools in FATA.
More than one hundred teachers from Khyber Agency gathered in front of FATA Secretariat on Warsak Road and chanted slogans against the closure of community schools. Teachers Association President Aman Ullah Afridi said that closing down of 950 community schools was an unwise decision that
More than one hundred teachers from Khyber Agency gathered in front of FATA Secretariat on Warsak Road and chanted slogans against the closure of community schools. Teachers Association President Aman Ullah Afridi said that closing down of 950 community schools was an unwise decision that
Kenyans march to protest ICC’s naming of suspects
NAIROBI: Several hundred people protested in Kenya's capital on Thursday over the naming of suspects in election violence by the International Criminal Court (ICC), but a human rights group said those named should quit their posts.
The Hague-based court on Wednesday said three Kenyan cabinet ministers and a former police chief helped mastermind the deadly violence that rocked the east African country following disputed presidential elections in December 2007.
The news did
The Hague-based court on Wednesday said three Kenyan cabinet ministers and a former police chief helped mastermind the deadly violence that rocked the east African country following disputed presidential elections in December 2007.
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Gujranwala women take to the streets to protest low gas...
GUJRANWALA: Hundreds of housewives expressed their anger against the shortage of gas by laying siege to the regional office of the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited for hours, breaking window glasses and damaging furniture.
The SNGPL regional general manager was also trapped inside the building during the protest.
Reportedly, a large number of areas in the city are receiving low gas pressure or a total shut down, forcing the women to take to the streets in protest.
The SNGPL regional general manager was also trapped inside the building during the protest.
Reportedly, a large number of areas in the city are receiving low gas pressure or a total shut down, forcing the women to take to the streets in protest.
Nurses protest against non-payment of monthly stipend
LAHORE: Dozens of nurses from Saeeda Waheed Nursing College protested on Monday in front of PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif's Jati Umra residence against the non payment of their monthly stipend. Scores of nurses came out on the Raiwind Road protesting against the suspension of their stipend for over four months and raised slogans against the administration and blocked the road for two hours.
\Begum Kalsum Nawaz talked to their delegation and assured them of fulfilling their demands
\Begum Kalsum Nawaz talked to their delegation and assured them of fulfilling their demands
Russian football fans run riot in Moscow protest
MOSCOW: Russian football fans and ultranationalists ran riot in the centre of Moscow on Saturday, when a demonstration against the death of a fan descended into violence that left 13 people hospitalised. Thousands of fans, supported by members of far-right groups, gathered in Manezhnaya Square near the Kremlin for the unauthorised protest, with some shouting slogans such as "Russia for Russians" and performing Nazi salutes, according to an AFP photographer.
They were protesting
They were protesting
Egyptians protest parliamentary vote results
CAIRO: Hundreds of Egyptian activists and members of opposition groups protested on Sunday against what they said were violations during a parliamentary vote that handed the ruling party a huge victory last month.
Opposition and independent monitors said the elections were fraught with ballot stuffing, voter intimidation and other abuses. Officials said the process was fair, all complaints were being checked, and any violations did not challenge the results.
"Void, void,
Opposition and independent monitors said the elections were fraught with ballot stuffing, voter intimidation and other abuses. Officials said the process was fair, all complaints were being checked, and any violations did not challenge the results.
"Void, void,
Student protest chokes traffic at New Muslim Town Morr
LAHORE: Protests organised by students of various colleges on Saturday created a massive traffic jam on roads adjacent to the New Muslim Town Morr.
Punjab College students were protesting against police torture of students and teachers at the Punjab Assembly a couple of days ago. Commuters expressed anger over the traffic jam and criticised students for protesting on roads. The protesters blocked the roads using buses, choking traffic on the Canal Bank roads irking motorists.
Punjab College students were protesting against police torture of students and teachers at the Punjab Assembly a couple of days ago. Commuters expressed anger over the traffic jam and criticised students for protesting on roads. The protesters blocked the roads using buses, choking traffic on the Canal Bank roads irking motorists.
30 shops robbed in Karachi mobile market, traders protest
KARACHI: Thirty shops at the Kohinoor Mobile Market in Saddar - commonly known as 'Electronics Market'- were robbed of cash and goods worth Rs 10 million in the wee hours of Friday. When the shopkeepers arrived at the market in the morning, they saw that the shutters' locks were broken and their cash and goods gone. The shopkeepers and union representatives closed the mobile markets located at Abdullah Haroon Road in protest and chanted slogans against law enforcers. They blocked the
