Tag: sit-in

Political storm thickening as more leaders meet Dr Tahirul Qadri

LAHORE: The political storm that had started against the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government after the removal of Nawaz Sharif as Prime Minister, is thickening...

Imran Khan records statement with police in 2014 sit-in cases

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday recorded his statement with the police as per the orders of an anti-terrorism court (ATC)...

Father of dead infant ‘forgives TLYR leadership’

ISLAMABAD: A man, whose infant son died last month as he got stuck in a traffic jam Faizabad blockade, has announced that he was...

Jalali-led TLYR faction calls off Lahore sit-in after ‘deal’ with Punjab...

--Asif Jalali announces resignation from Tehreek-e-Labaik   LAHORE: The Maulana Asif Jalali-led faction of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Ya Rasool Allah (TLYR), which had been holding a sit-in outside...

Commuters happy, Pakistan uneasy after deal with extremists

ISLAMABAD: Commuters were jubilant on Tuesday as the main highway into Islamabad reopened three weeks after Faizabad sit-in blocked it, as uneasy soul-searching grew among...

Political motives behind protest, sit-in by religious leaders

Religious leaders mobilizing masses for 2018 general elections LAHORE: Religious leaders are mobilising their workers for 2018 general elections during protests and sit-ins that have virtually...

Normalcy returns to city as sit-in protesters pack up and leave

KARACHI: Life in metropolis returned to normalcy when a religious group lifted their sit-in from MA Jinnah Road near Mazar e Quaid on Monday. For...

Sit-in continues in Lahore despite call for dispersion by TLYR chief

LAHORE: Despite successful negotiations between government and the protestors occupying Faizabad sit-in after an unsuccessful operation by the Law enforcement Agencies, protesters in various parts...

Release of activists key condition to officially end Faizabad sit-in: Khadim...

ISLAMABAD: Tehreek-e-Labbaik Ya Rasool Allah (TLYR) chief Khadim Hussain Rizvi on Monday said that the Faizabad sit-in will officially come to an end as...

KU, SMIU suspend educational activities, exams scheduled to be held on...

KARACHI: The Karachi University administration on Sunday announced that examinations scheduled to be held on Monday have been postponed owing the volatile law and order...

Capital administration responsible to enforce IHC’s order: Marriyum Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Information minister Marriyum Aurangzeb has stated on Saturday that district administration of the federal capital is liable to ensure convenience of the locals by...

Tehreek-e-Labaik using Facebook to incite hatred; social media ‘inaccessible’ in Pakistan

Major social media platforms, Facebook and Twitter have been shut down on Saturday in major areas of Pakistan, according to reports. It is being...

Faizabad operation: TV news channels go off air

The electronic media watchdog, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has banned media coverage of the Faizabad operation that is currently underway in the...

Nawaz conducts high-level party meeting in Lahore

LAHORE: A high-level huddle chaired by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is underway at his Jati Umra residence in Lahore. Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi,...

Anarchy brings in the Army

--Army chief 'advises' PM to resolve issue 'peacefully' as govt seeks help from army and Rangers in Islamabad and Punjab, respectively, to quell violent protests  --Hundreds...

Today it’s religious activists, tomorrow it could be someone else, SC...

--Top court says country's decisions will be taken on streets rather than in courts if situation in federal capital is not taken under control --Says Punjab...

Faizabad sit-in continues despite SC notice; protesters injure 4 security personnel

ISLAMABAD: Life in the capital continues to be paralysed as the Faizabad sit-in staged by the Tehreek Labaik Ya Rasool Allah (TLYR) enters its...