Tag: Strike

Bangladesh paralysed by opposition strike

Police say opposition activists have set off homemade bombs and damaged several vehicles in Bangladesh's capital as they launched a general strike demanding resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh...

Dubai workers hold rare strike for more wages

Thousands of workers employed by Dubai's largest construction company have gone on strike for a second day to back wage demands in a rare labour...

10-party alliance announces wheel-jam strike on May 22 across Sindh

Anti-Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) alliance, comprising ten political, religious, and nationalist parties, has announced a wheel-jam strike across Sindh on May 22 against alleged...

Ghous announces support for PML-F’s strike

Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) provincial President Ghous Ali Shah on Wednesday announced to support Sindh-wide strike planned by Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) on...

JSQM strike continues into second day

Partial strike was observed in various cities of Sindh for the second consecutive day on Tuesday against the non arrest of murders of Jeay...

20 hurt in Bangladesh’s latest strike

At least 20 people were hurt on Monday in southwestern Bangladesh as a hardline Islamic group enforced a general strike to back its demands...

Punjab govt restores 35 young doctors

The Punjab Health department has restored the services of 35 young doctors who were suspended during the recent strike in Lahore. The decision came...

Strike in Sindh against attack on Hussain Shah

Strike is being observed in various parts of Sindh against the attempt on Sain Hussain Shah's life and the death of his grandson in...

Police arrest protesting young doctors

Police on Sunday launched a crackdown operation against protesting young doctors and arrested several. The protesters were on hunger strike in various camps and refused...

NADRA office attacked, DG NADRA summoned

Employees of National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) Friday went on strike in the metropolis after its office in Defence was rampaged by the...

Strike in Karachi over target killing

A strike was observed in Karachi on the call of Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat against the target killings in Karachi, a private TV channel reported....

Govt unwary as transporters strike haunts trade, industry

SITE Association of Industry Chairman Dr Arshad A Vohra on Monday said that the ignorance of the authorities concerned to take cognizance of the...

Syria threatens retaliation over ‘Israel strike’

Syria has threatened to retaliate over what it says was an Israeli air raid, which threatens to take the conflict beyond Syria's borders, as...

LHC issues contempt notice to YDA over strike

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday issued a contempt notice to Young Doctors Association (YDA) for defying a court’s order against strike. The...

Wheel-jam strike in Balochistan against governor rule

A wheel-jam strike was observed by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and Balochistan National Party Awami (BNAP) across Balochistan on Friday against the imposition of governor...

Strike suspends cargo handling at Karachi port

Cargo handling at the country’s largest seaport has badly affected due to transporters’ strike at two container terminals, the Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT)...

YDA strike enters 14th day

Miseries of poor patients across Punjab increase as Young Doctors Association (YDA) continued strike across province on Tuesday, for the 14th consecutive day. As both...