Tag: Shutdown
PM tells PPP,MQM to make peace in Karachi
Sharif reviews law and order situation in metropolis, orders provincial-level judicial enquiry into ‘extrajudicial killing’ of MQM workers
Hoping for reconciliation between the Pakistan People’s...
Khan postpones shutdown, calls for unity
Following a deadly terrorist attack on school children in Peshawar on Tuesday, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan postponed his party's countrywide anti-government protests...
PTI continues with ‘constructive’ deconstruction
As many as three people died while incidents of eve teasing and clashes with commuters and traders were reported as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers shut down all major roads of Lahore on Monday in the latest round of cricketer-turned politician’s anti-rigging protests against the government.
Shutdown averted for now as Congress extends US funding
The US Congress passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill for fiscal year 2015 Saturday, capping a week of acrimonious wrangling while averting a government...
PTI causes Rs 15b losses, claim Karachi traders
Karachi traders say they were forced to shut down markets because there were no consumers as roads were blocked by PTI protesters
Karachi traders and...
Lahore traders reject PTI’s ‘shutdown’ call
Rejecting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI's) shutdown call for Lahore on December 15, local traders' unions have suggested the PTI leadership to exercise constitutional options for...
PTI leaders left red-faced after Khan’s solo flight
Senior PTI leaders criticise Khan for using ‘inappropriate’ words such as ‘lockdown’ during Nov 30 gathering and announcing protest dates without core committee’s approval...
Restrictions, shutdown mark India’s Independence Day in IHK
Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Friday held India's Independence Day official functions amid tight security arrangements and complete shutdown called by separatist groups.
The main...
Tension prevails in Vehari over the murder of two people
Several areas of Gaggoo Mandi remained in the grip of tension amid protests against the murder of two persons. The protesters blocked the roads...
China to close Sino-Pak border for ten days
The Chinese government has decided to close the Sino-Pak border for ten days as part of stringent security measures ahead of National Day of...
Gas supply to city mills stopped
Gas supply to the industries in Karachi has been suspended for 48 hours from Saturday morning after continuing gas shutdown in the mills in...
Greece faces shutdown amid massive strikes
Public transport and media workers have opened a week of strikes in Greece, contesting fresh austerity measures needed for a lifeline from creditors which...
SSGC issues schedule for CNG shut down
Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has announced the schedule for closure of CNG stations for the current week.
A news release issued by SSGC here...
Balochistan shuts down against targeted killings
A complete strike was observed across Balochistan on Sunday against the murder of nine Shia Hazara citizens, while one more person was shot dead...
Fired general’s troops force Yemen airport shutdown
The airport in Yemen’s capital was shut down on Saturday after forces loyal to a sacked general close to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh...
Pak Arab refinery shutdown for maintenance
Pakistan's biggest refinery, the 100,000 barrels-per-day Pak Arab refinery, was shut on Friday for a month-long routine maintenance, industry sources said on Monday.
The refinery...
Gas shutdown worries industry
Office bearers of the Bin Qasim Association of Trade and Industry (BQATI) have exprtessed serious concerns over Friday’s 12-hour gas shutdown notice to Bin...
