Tag: Protests

Malik opposes action against protesting doctors

Advisor to the PM on interior, Rehman Malik has said that Punjab government’s action against protesting doctors is not justified. In a statement issued here...

N-league victimising foes through power riots: Hiraj

Former advisor to PM and PML-Q leader Ahmad Yar Hiraj has claimed that ‘state terrorism’ was being meted out to him and other PML-N...

Punjab Assembly passes budget amid walkouts and protests

The Punjab Assembly passed the budget as the House witnessed two walkouts on Wednesday over the burning of legislators’ homes in the province and...

46 dead in Syria as UN monitors say ‘obliged’ to stay

Twenty-nine soldiers were among 46 people killed in violence in Syria on Wednesday, a rights group said, as UN observers said they were “morally...

Punjab govt instigating violent protests: PTI

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Central Information Secretary Shafqat Mahmood said on Tuesday that the Punjab government was responsible for the loss of lives during the...

Won’t order police to shoot at hapless protesters: Shahbaz

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Tuesday said he would rather be killed before ordering authorities to open fire on people protesting against load...

Shahbaz should be booked for loss of life, property: Shujaat

Pakistan Muslim League Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said that PML-N and Shahbaz Sharif were engaged in politics in the name of...

Protests erupt as shortfall jumps to 7,733 MW

Power shortfall on Sunday reached to 7,733 Mega Watt while prolonged loadshedding is continued in hot summer resulting in violent protests across the country. According...

Syria violence kills 52 as uprising enters month 16

At least 52 people died in clashes and bombings across Syria on Thursday, with activists calling for another day of protests as the uprising...

Karachi protest against loadshedding, water shortage

Karachities staged violent protests against prolonged and unscheduled loadshedding, water shortages and lawlessness in the city on Sunday. It should be mentioned that several areas...

Bahrain police forcefully disperse Shiite protesters

Bahraini police wounded several people on Saturday morning when they fired sound bombs, tear gas and bird shot to disperse dozens who protested across...

Clerks threaten nationwide strike

The All Pakistan Clerks Association has threatened a nationwide protests and blockade of the Parliament House Islamabad, if the government did not meet the...

Shahbaz staging drama protests, says Faiza

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Women Wing Lahore President Faiza Malik Wednesday alleged that Punjab CM Shahbaz Sharif’s surprise appearances in the protests were an...

Protest will continue till the end of load shedding: Shahbaz

Chief Minister Punjab, Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif on his visit to Bahawalpur vowed to continue protest against power outages till the end of load...

Protests, strike across KP against power cuts

Prolonged power outages in various cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday compelled the people to observe a shutter-down strike and stage violent protests across...

Protests in Khyber against power cuts

Prolonged power outages in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cities compelled people to observe shutter down strike and stage violent protests against the issue on Monday. Dozens of...

Protests sweep Egypt at Mubarak verdict

Hundreds of Egyptians occupied Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Sunday after a night of rage as the state prosecutor said he would appeal sentences handed...