Tag: Protests
PTI ready to talk but protests won’t stop
Party demands serious, unconditional talks; vows to carry on movement till formation of JC
Govt welcomes PTI’s desire to talk, believes it will augur well...
Protest with caution, Hamza warns Khan
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) central leader and National Assembly (NA) member Hamza Shahbaz Sharif has said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) may hold public meeting...
Protests in US cities as troops deployed in Ferguson
Marchers disrupt traffic on bridges and in tunnels in New York, leading to a number of arrests
Protest marches sprang up in cities across the...
Protests hit central India as sterilisation death toll rises
Furious protesters took to the streets in central India on Wednesday, smashing up cars and demanding the chief minister resign, as the death toll...
Mall Road remains favourite spot for protests despite Section 144
*Frequent protests on Mall Road, in violation of court’s orders, have adversely affected traders and ordinary citizens alike
Protest sit-ins and rallies continue to disrupt...
Khan protests disconnection of power supply to Bani Gala residence
PTI chief says Parliament and PM House owe millions of rupees in utility bills yet only his electricity supply was disconnected on a seven-day...
China detains activists for supporting Hong Kong protests: rights groups
Authorities have detained more than a dozen activists across China and questioned as many as 60 others who expressed support for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy...
Parliamentarians unanimous on Parliament’s supremacy
*Opp leader Khursheed Shah says PTI, PAT demonstrators should quit protests and negotiate solution to political crisis
*Lawmaker Gulzar Khan lambasts PTI chief for not...
PML-N parliamentarians decide not to use force against PTI, PAT protestors
The government decided Wednesday not to use force against protesters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) staging sit-ins in the federal...
Mall Road remains favourite spot for protests despite Section 144
*Frequent protests on Mall Road, in violation of court’s orders, have adversely affected traders and ordinary citizens alike
Protest sit-ins and rallies continue to disrupt...
Protests proving bad for Red Zone’s health
Environmental pollution due to sit-ins in Red Zone area of the federal capital has increased to an alarming level which is adversely affecting the...
Protests jeopardising students’ future
The ongoing protests of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has put the future of students at stake as 27 schools have...
Promises to IMF in doubt as protests sap economy
Commerce Minister Khurram Dastagir says more than a year of efforts to fix economy had ‘gone up in smoke’
Anti-government protests that have gripped Islamabad...
Lawmakers vow to protect Constitution, condemn Islamabad protests
Members of the National Assembly Monday unanimously condemned the protests in Islamabad, saying that these protests are aimed at derailing the democratic set up...
When protests are the only recreation…
The prolonged sit-ins of Azadi and Inqalab marchers in capital have suspended the recreational activities, giving deserted look to most of the recreational spots.
The...
Army not behind anti-govt protests, says Nisar
Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Tuesday dismissed speculations that the Pakistan Army was behind the anti-government protests.
Protests cost Rs 450b to exchequer: Dar
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that economy of country has to suffer losses of Rs 450 billion due to ongoing protests being staged...