Tag: Protests
Countrywide protests demand power restoration
12 to 20 hour loading shedding has crippled life and has forced people to take to streets across the country. According to various reports,...
Rio protests against corruption
More than 2,000 protesters took to the streets in Rio de Janeiro Tuesday over growing corruption and after a profusion of major scandals claimed...
China shuts solar plant after violent protests
China shut down a solar panel factory on Monday after hundreds of angry residents staged days of violent protests over pollution, the second such...
Islamic party protests turn violent across Bangladesh
Street marches by members of Bangladesh’s biggest Islamic party seeking the release of its leaders from jail turned violent across the country on Monday,...
Syrian opposition calls for unity, continued protests
Opponents of President Bashar al-Assad met in Damascus on Sunday, calling for the continuation of popular protests to overthrow the “tyrannical” regime in power...
At least 2,600 killed in Syria protests: UN
At least 2,600 people have been killed in Syria since pro-democracy protests broke out in March and President Bashar al-Assad sent in troops to...
JI protests US aggression
On the appeal of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Chief Syed Munawar Hasan, black Day was observed on Sunday, to condemn the US aggression against the Muslim...
Syria kills seven in raid following anti-regime protests
Syrian forces killed at least seven people in a massive tank-backed raid on the flashpoint city of Homs on Wednesday, activists said, after the...
Eid prayers turn into protests in IHK
Thousands of demonstrators on Wednesday staged noisy anti-India protests in Indian-held Kashmir (IHK) after prayers to mark the end of Ramadan.
Thousands of Muslims poured...
Eid prayers turn into protests in Kashmir
Thousands of demonstrators on Wednesday staged noisy anti-India protests in revolt-hit Kashmir after prayers to mark the end of the Muslim fasting month of...
Anti-regime protests break out in Syria
Thousands of Syrians flooded streets across the country in anti-regime protests on the last Friday of Ramadan, activists said, vowing to bring down the...
PPA protests against finance department
Punjab Paramedical Alliance (PPA) on Thursday demanded that the finance department staff should be suspended because of the delay in the inclusion of paramedics...
Ukraine marks independence amid Tymoshenko protests
Ukraine on Wednesday marked 20 years since it split from the USSR with ceremonies shadowed by sadness over its unfulfilled potential and protests over...
MQM protests against Karachi violence
Activists of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Islamabad chapter on Tuesday staged a protest demonstration against the bloodshed in Karachi.
The protesters gathered outside the National...
Awami Tehreek protests against not providing relief to flood affected
Hundreds of people including rain affected have taken out protest rally from National Bank Chowk in Jhuddo town under the banner of Awami Tehreek...
India points finger at US over protests
A spokesman for India’s ruling party has suggested the United States might have a role in the wave of anti-corruption protests posing a growing...
TDWA protests closure of CNG stations
The Taxi Drivers Welfare Association (TDWA) on Wednesday staged a protest against the three-days-a-week CNG closure policy, and demanded the government ensure uninterrupted provision...
