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Cable operators on strike decrying PEMRA action
KARACHI/ISLAMABAD - Cable operators on Friday decided to go on a 24-hour strike after the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) enforcement teams in a crack down across the country seized the systems of about 78 cable TV networks which were defying the Supreme Court's orders about the broadcasting rights of ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 matches.
All Pakistan Cable Operators President Khalid Arain, while addressing a press conference in Karachi, said they would stop
All Pakistan Cable Operators President Khalid Arain, while addressing a press conference in Karachi, said they would stop
SIC gives countrywide strike call for today
LAHORE - Sunni Ittehad Council has announced countrywide strike on Friday (today) to condemn the release of American national Raymond Davis. Traders' wings and businessmen associations have been asked to observe a peaceful strike by closing markets, bazaars and trade centres. Sunni Ittehad Council Chairman Haji Fazal Karim said the Centre and the Punjab government were responsible for Davis release.
US drone strike kills 38 in North Waziristan
MIRANSHAH - A US drone missile strike killed at least 38 militants in the Datta Khel region of North Waziristan. There were conflicting accounts about the target of the attack. The area is a stronghold of Hafiz Gul Bahadur, a Taliban commander.
One official said the missiles targeted a house as elders loyal to Bahadur were trying to mediate between two warring militant groups inside. Another official said the drone attacked a vehicle in the area that was passing by a house where
One official said the missiles targeted a house as elders loyal to Bahadur were trying to mediate between two warring militant groups inside. Another official said the drone attacked a vehicle in the area that was passing by a house where
Altaf concerned over doctors’ strike in Punjab
KARACHI - Expressing concern over the continuing strike of doctors in Punjab, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain on Wednesday said the legitimate demands of the protesting doctors should be accepted immediately. He said the doctors have been protesting for the past two weeks because of low incomes and problems being faced by them due to the sharp increase in cost of living.
Altaf regretted that the Punjab Government was not doing anything to solve the issue, due
Altaf regretted that the Punjab Government was not doing anything to solve the issue, due
Three killed in drone strike
PESHAWAR - Three suspected militants were killed on Wednesday when US-led allied forces in Afghanistan fired missiles from unmanned drones at a vehicle in the border region of North Waziristan on Wednesday.
Two missiles hit the vehicle near the village of Anbur Shaga in the Datakhel area, destroying it completely and killing all three suspected militants on board. The identity of the militants could not be ascertained but tribesmen believe they were foreign militants.
Drone
Two missiles hit the vehicle near the village of Anbur Shaga in the Datakhel area, destroying it completely and killing all three suspected militants on board. The identity of the militants could not be ascertained but tribesmen believe they were foreign militants.
Drone
When city enshrouds in darkness, criminals strike
KARACHI - While lawlessness due to failure of the law enforcement agencies (LEAs) is abetting the ongoing criminal activities in the financial hub of Pakistan, the scheduled load shedding by the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) is also lending a helping hand to criminals.
Most criminal activities in the city are reportedly being carried out during power breakdowns when criminals find it easy to escape from both the public and the LEAs.
Interestingly, the power outages
Most criminal activities in the city are reportedly being carried out during power breakdowns when criminals find it easy to escape from both the public and the LEAs.
Interestingly, the power outages
SC seeks details of strike in Sindh
LAHORE - The Supreme Court on Saturday sought details relating the strike observed in Sindh to protest against the apex court's ruling that removed Justice (r) Deedar Hussain Shah as the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman, a private TV channel reported.
According to sources, the court directed the Sindh chief secretary to provide the details in connection with the strike and said the record of the resolution passed in the Sindh Assembly and the speeches made there
According to sources, the court directed the Sindh chief secretary to provide the details in connection with the strike and said the record of the resolution passed in the Sindh Assembly and the speeches made there
Opposition slams PPP’s strike call for Sindh
ISLAMABAD - The opposition parties - the PML-N, PML-Q, JUI-F and JI - on Friday strongly condemned the PPP's strike call in Sindh against the Supreme Court's verdict against the Justice (r) Deedar Hussain Shah's appointment as the NAB chairman.
However, the government's coalition partners, the ANP and the MQM, chose not to comment on the strike call. Commenting on the PPP's strategy, Senator Pervez Rashid of the PML-N said the strike call had exposed the party's true face.
However, the government's coalition partners, the ANP and the MQM, chose not to comment on the strike call. Commenting on the PPP's strategy, Senator Pervez Rashid of the PML-N said the strike call had exposed the party's true face.
Lawyers say they will thwart PPP’s strike
ISLAMABAD - The legal fraternity on Friday stood united against the PPP's strike call against the Supreme Court's judgment against the appointment of Justice (r) Deedar Hussain Shah as NAB chairman.
Even the lawyers considered close to the PPP-led coalition government also came down hard on the strike call and called it against democratic norms.
Calling the strike call "a principally wrong decision", eminent lawyer Justice (r) Fakharuddin G Ebrahim said no strike could be
Even the lawyers considered close to the PPP-led coalition government also came down hard on the strike call and called it against democratic norms.
Calling the strike call "a principally wrong decision", eminent lawyer Justice (r) Fakharuddin G Ebrahim said no strike could be
APCNGA threatens strike against 2-day gas cut
KARACHI - The All Pakistan CNG Association has threatened to call a countrywide strike against the government's latest decision to continue with two-day-a-week CNG load shedding. Setting aside the announcement made by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani that said the ongoing gas load shedding in the country would end by March 15, the Petroleum Ministry has extended load shedding schedule up until June, APCNGA Chairman Ghias Abdullah Paracha said in a statement.
He said CNG station
He said CNG station
Karachi reels under violence after PPP’s strike call
KARACHI - The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Sindh chapter has given a strike call for today (Friday) to protest the Supreme Court's decision of removing National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (r) Deedar Hussain Shah. The party also announced that its MPAs will stage a protest walk from the Sindh Assembly building to the Sindh High Court after court proceedings are over. Karachi Transport Ittehad has backed the strike, but the Awami National Party (ANP) Sindh's spokesman
PPP strike call
CONTINUED from page 1 - The unidentified armed men were reportedly roaming in and around business and shopping centres and ordering the closure of shops. The worst incidents of terror took place along the MA Jinnah Road, city's centre of economic activities, where some unidentified persons threatened traders with loss to life and property if they did not obey their order. In some of the areas, armed men took out rallies and made announcement of strike in the city for Friday (today).
‘Oil tankers’ strike will not be backed’
FAISALABAD - All Pakistan Oil Tankers Owners Association (APOTOA) divisional chairman Ali Abbas Awan has clarified that their association will not support any call of strike to press for the demand for increase in the cargo transportation rates. "We condemn any such demand for increase in shipping charges," he said. He was speaking at a meeting chaired by APOTOA Central Chairman Haji Akram Khan Durrani in Faisalabad. The meeting was held to discuss the current issues. "We have no plan
Back on wheels as transporters call off strike
KARACHI - The Karachi Transporters Ittehad (KTI) called off their wheel-jam strike on Friday following a meeting at the Governor House where with Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad assured them of gradual fulfilment of all their demands. Friday was the second day of the strike, as transporters rejected the plea of Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Thursday night, where he had urged them to back-pedal their strike in view of the government slashing the POL price hike by half. Transporters
SHC disposes of petition against transporters strike
KARACHI - The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday disposed of a constitutional petition regarding the transporters' strike, but also ordered the government to ensure the provision of transport facilities to citizens if transporters continued their strike.
A division bench headed by Justice Ghulzar Ahmed passed the order on a petition moved by Farah Awan that has sought the withdrawal of the strike call, arguing that the Karachi Transport Ittehad (KTI) had issued a strike call
A division bench headed by Justice Ghulzar Ahmed passed the order on a petition moved by Farah Awan that has sought the withdrawal of the strike call, arguing that the Karachi Transport Ittehad (KTI) had issued a strike call
One-day strike costs exchequer Rs 5b, say industrialists
KARACHI - Strikes in the country cost national exchequer at least Rs five billion daily, the industrialists told the government and protested against the recent 9.9 percent hike in petroleum products prices. "One-day strike causes Rs five billion revenue loss to the national exchequer, the government should realise this factor," said SM Muneer, patron in-chief of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI).
He was addressing the gathering at the annual dinner 2010
He was addressing the gathering at the annual dinner 2010
Chunian Bar observes strike against rising crime
KASUR - Chunian Bar Association observed a strike against the rising crime in the area and the lawyers boycotted the courts' proceedings completely. Tehsil Bar Secretary General Muhammad Akram said police had failed to control the crime in the district as the robbery incidents had increased. The lawyers demanded higher authorities take concrete steps to control crimes and ensure proper patrolling of police in the tehsil.
FAMILY DEPRIVED OF CASH, GOLD ORNAMENTS: Bandits deprived a
FAMILY DEPRIVED OF CASH, GOLD ORNAMENTS: Bandits deprived a
