Tag: Rallies

LAHORE - The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and the Imamia Students Organisation (ISO) organised separate protests against the US and American national Raymond Davis on Sunday.
The ISO held a rally from the Lahore Press Club to the Punjab Assembly. The protesters chanted anti-US slogans and announced that they would launch an anti-US movement. They hanged Davis' effigy and burnt it afterwards along with a US flag. ISO President Rehman Shah said that the US was responsible for all incidents

BEIJING - China's state media on Saturday warned citizens to ignore calls for weekend anti-government rallies in major cities, saying that similar protests across the Middle East had created "chaos". The message - carried by the Beijing Daily, a mouthpiece of the city government - came as Premier Wen Jiabao noted the public's "great resentment" over a number of issues in his speech to open the annual parliamentary session.
Authorities in China have shown increasing nervousness

FAISALABAD - Industrial and textile sectors of the city, along with labour unions, held a massive protest rally to condemn the government's discrimination against Faisalabad that was facing a 5-day gas holiday according to the revised schedule issued by SNGPL authorities. Reportedly, the protest rally was held by the regional office of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), Anjuman Tajiran City Faisalabad, members of Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) and a

LAHORE - All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) staged a demonstration-cum-rally at the Press Club on Friday against the issuance of arrest warrant of Pervez Musharraf. The demonstration was attended by dozens of APML activists carrying Musharraf's portraits and placards inscribed with slogans in Musharraf's favour. They chanted slogans against the government for issuing arrest warrants of APML chief.
APML workers said that Musharraf could be the 'only saviour' of the country and the

LAHORE - Religious parties including the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and the outlawed Jamaatud Dawa organised two different rallies on Saturday in connection with the Kashmir Day. The JI's rally started from the Nasir Bagh and culminated at the Punjab Assembly. Various leaders addressed the rally and reiterated their solidarity with the Kashmiris.
Speakers asked the Punjab Police to use an iron hand while dealing with Raymond Davis saying that if police investigate freely, they could

LAHORE - Traffic remained congested in the city owing to rallies organised by Jamat-ud-Dawa, a banned religious outfit, and Jamat-e-Islami on Saturday. The Mall and its adjoining roads were closed for the general public before the rallies' commencement. Jamat-ud-Dawa workers took hold of The Mall on the preceding night to hang their banners and flags.
Rallies started from the Nasir Bagh and headed to the Faisal Square, where both rallies turned into a congregation. Roads

LAHORE - Security forces remained on high alert during rallies organized by different political and religious parties on Kashmir day with the day passing by smoothly. Elite force personnel patrolled the rally's main routes with security beefed across the city to monitor suspicious movement.
The seven entry and exit pints of the city were closely monitored. Around 1000 security personnel were deputed on the main routes of the rallies arranged by the Jamat e Islami and banned

LAHORE - Various religious parties on Friday finalised the arrangements to hold rallies in connection with the Kashmir Solidarity Day today. The main rally under the leadership of former Jamaat-i-Islami ameer Qazi Husain Ahmed will start from Nasir Bagh to Masjid-e-Shohada at 11am.
JI Secretary General Liaqat Baloch, Amir-ul-Azeem and others will speak on the occasion. In the afternoon, Jamaat-ud-Dawa's rally will start from Nasir Bagh and conclude at Punjab Assembly. Different

LAHORE - Aman Ittehad, a group of leading non-governmental organisations (NGO), on Thursday announced that several rallies will be held on January 1 at 1am nationwide to condemn violence in all forms.
This announcement was made in a press conference held at the Lahore Press Club, which was attended by South Asia Partnership Pakistan (SAPP) Executive Director Muhammad Tehseen, Aurat Foundation Coordinator Mumtaz Mughal and others.
The rallies would be held to condemn

After scorching the screen in 'Murder', hot and happening Mallika Sherawat is all set to reprise her role in the sequel of the film. Directed by Mohit Suri, 'Murder 2' is likely to reunite the leading couple who stormed the nation with some boldest scenes ever seen on celluloid. Even as the actress looks a strong contender, hero Emraan Hashmi is not very keen to do the project.
Confirming Mallika's readiness to work in the film, a source said, "Since her return from Los Angeles,