Tag: Struggle

Expressing concern over increasing tension between the government and the Supreme Court, Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Asma Jahangir Friday termed the crisis...

If Sri Lanka manage a series-equalling victory in the third and final Test against England at the Rose Bowl, it will be one of...

Representatives of all political parties under the umbrella of All Parties Conference (APC), convened by Joint Action Committee (JAC), have thrown their weight behind...

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman said on Sunday that his party stood for a parliamentary and political path to the resolution of issues...

The fisherfolk community celebrated the 13th Foundation Day of Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) on Thursday amidst joy, fervour and festivity. According to a statement...

TARLAY - Rescue teams struggled Sunday to reach those affected by a powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar's east three days ago, as aid workers feared the death toll would increase. Officials say 75 people were killed by the 6.8 magnitude quake that hit near the borders with Thailand and Laos late on Thursday, reducing homes and government buildings to rubble and affecting thousands of people.
"As we learn more it appears that the casualty figures will continue to increase," an

TACHILEIK - Rescuers battled Saturday to reach thousands of survivors in remote areas of Myanmar after an earthquake tore up roads and reduced hundreds of homes to rubble, leaving 75 people dead. The powerful 6.8 magnitude quake struck in the east of the country near the borders with Thailand and Laos late on Thursday and was felt as far away as the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. The towns of Tarlay, Mong Lin and Tachileik in Myanmar's Shan state appeared to have been most severely

LAHORE - Sindh beat Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa by an innings and 110 runs here at the LCCA ground on Saturday after a delayed start to the third day's play of the four-day Faysal Bank Pentangular Cup (First Class) 2010-2011 matches. Meanwhile, Punjab made 303 runs for the loss of nine wickets and declared their innings after resuming the day at 215 for four at the Gaddafi Stadium. By the close of play, Balochistan were at 145 for two in their second innings, and have a full day to save

KARACHI - The Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) has announced initiating a fresh struggle from March 5 against the ill-treatment of the coastal communities of Thatta district. A PFF activist Taj Muhammad Thahimor has gone missing since January 22.
PFF Chairman Muhammad Ali Shah along with other activists visited the family of the missing fisherman in Jati town and assured them of Thahimor's safe recovery. The unexpected disappearance of the coastal area activist is a fresh incident

KARACHI - Some 4,000 sacked employees of the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) employees, who were laid off from non-core or redundant departments late Wednesday night, attacked the power utility's head office in Gizri on Thursday, ransacking private property and vehicles.
Protests began on Thursday morning, as enraged employees staged a sit-in outside the power utility's head office to demand the company to revert its decision. Hundreds of others reached the old head office

KARACHI - Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum welcomed the amendments to the Sindh Fisheries Ordinance that were approved by the Sindh Assembly on Thursday, arguing that the changes were a logical conclusion of their struggle.
"Due to the contract system on inland waters, poor fishermen of the province were unable to earn their livelihoods. After a struggle of more than a month, in which all fisherfolk communities participated, the government has finally considered amending the ordinance,"

Lahore - Struggle for Labour forum's President Abdur Rauf and General secretary Ashfaq termed 2010 as the year of anti labour, they said that through the implementation of Punjab Industrial Relation Act, rights of the labouers were seized, whereas less than 50 labourers would not be able to make trade unions, they added.

Wasim Akram - Pakistan's opportunity to close the year on a winning note has been dashed. The T20 series loss in New Zealand just goes to show Pakistan are still not playing as a unit. Lack of experienced players and seaming conditions in New Zealand are certainly not helping their cause. I get the feeling that without the likes of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer, Pakistan will always struggle against quality sides. There is lack of leadership and direction in the team

YANGON - Myanmar's democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi called for citizens of her country to rejuvenate their struggle for national reconciliation in 2011 in a New Year's message released on Friday.
She asked the people of Myanmar "to struggle together with new strengths, new force and new words in the auspicious new year", in the message released by her National League for Democracy (NLD) party.
"We must struggle by establishing people's political and social networks to get

ABIDJAN: Major donors put lending to Ivory Coast under review as incumbent Laurent Gbagbo and presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara fought for political control.
A Nov. 28 presidential election was meant to reunite the West African nation a 2002-3 civil war. But analysts warned of fresh unrest and a possible return to violence after Gbagbo and Ouattara both claimed victory in the disputed poll.
Citing a "breakdown of governance", the World Bank and the African

'F', 'Likeminded', 'Z' and AML make alliance
KARACHI: Four factions of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) on Friday decided to leave the idea of a merger for now and instead agreed to form an alliance under the banner of the Muttahida Muslim League (MML), with the status of every member remaining intact as a separate party.
The new alliance was formed at a meeting of senior leaders of four PML factions - the PML-Functional, the PML-Likeminded, PML-Z and the Awami Muslim League