ABU DHABI: Max Verstappen emerged from a Formula One season like no other as a worthy world champion, the Dutch driver prising the crown from Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the final race on Sunday. The road to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was marked by moments of high drama, but no one could have … Read more
KARACHI: Association of Builders and Developers of Pakistan (ABAD) has postponed its protest rally from ABAD House to Chief Minister House after assurance from the Sindh Government of accepting Charter of Demand including regularisation of buildings. Addressing media at ABAD House, Chairman ABAD Mohsin Sheikhani said that ABAD has postponed its protest rally for two … Read more
KARACHI: Former Malir Development Authority (MDA) employees on Friday held a protest outside the Supreme Court Karachi Branch Registry demanding reappointment to their jobs. The protestors said they had been working at the MDA for 25 years and they were made permanent by the then local government minister in 2016. They said after some time … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill on Tuesday threatened that a protest would be staged outside the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)’s office if it did not implement the law related to overseas Pakistanis in 90 days. “Prime Minister Imran Khan fulfilled his promise and gave overseas Pakistanis the … Read more
AGAREB, Tunisie: As tear gas and protest cries filled the air in the Tunisian town of Agareb, Mabrouka Ben Ibrahim vowed to demonstrate for her daughter, whose death she blames on a nearby rubbish dump. Yousra, 21, died in 2019 after being bitten by a mosquito that came from the toxic trash site, Ben Ibrahim said. “I … Read more
WELLINGTON: Thousands of demonstrators marched on the New Zealand parliament to protest against Covid-19 restrictions on Tuesday, prompting a major police deployment at the Wellington building known as the Beehive. About 3,000 people, most not wearing masks, made their way through the capital’s city centre, including dozens of motorcyclists in biker gang regalia performing burnouts. Some attendees … Read more
PORT RENFREW, Canada: Guarding road blockades, digging trenches, and sleeping under the leafy canopy — for the past year, protesters on Vancouver Island have battled to halt logging in one of Canada’s last ancient cedar and fir forests. Working in relays to ensure activists are present at all times, they’ve faced off against police armed with … Read more
DUBAI: Fans of India and Pakistan called for “peace” and more cricket between the two Asian giants ahead of the blockbuster clash at the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday. The arch rivals will lock horns in Dubai in one of the biggest games of the tournament with an expected television audience of up to one billion people. … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The negotiations between the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and traders succeeded and confusions pertaining to the Tax Laws (Third Amendment) Ordinance, 2021 were clarified. A delegation of elected leadership of small traders led by Kashif Chaudhry, central president of the Markazi Tanzeem-e-Tajiran, Pakistan has been in contact with the FBR for the last … Read more
BANGKOK: Hundreds of protesters rally near the residence of Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Wednesday and clashed with police. Hundreds of protesters threw paint at a line of riot police who confronted them as they tried to march on Prayuth’s home and police responded with tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse them. This … Read more
Sindh Home Department has issued notification of COVID -19 lockdown restrictions in the province. According to the notification, partial lockdown will be enforced in Sindh from today and citizens will be banned from leaving their homes unnecessarily while pillion riding of motorcycles will also be banned and more than two persons in vehicles will be … Read more
KARACHI: The businessmen on Friday rejected the decision of the Sindh government to impose a complete lockdown for the prevention of coronavirus spread in the province, a statement said. Mian Nasir Hayat Maggo, president of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), urged the Sindh government to review the decision. The Sindh … Read more
Severe water shortages in Iran’s oil-rich southwest have sparked protests. Iran is currently facing the worst drought. Protests erupted in Iran, as water shortages hit oil-rich southwestern regions. Videos released on Iranian and social media show angry protesters burning tires on the roads and blocking roads. The authenticity of the videos could not be confirmed, … Read more
Hamid Mir, a senior journalist and columnist, has been banned from hosting the popular news show Capital Talk on Geo News. Mir gave explosive remarks against state institutions at a protest rally organized against the attack on journalist Asad Toor, last week. Nothing new for me.I was banned twice in the past.Lost jobs twice.Survived assassination … Read more
Constitution Avenue in Islamabad on Wednesday turned in to a battle ground when security personnel fired tear gas at the government employees protesting against not raising salaries. According to the details, the police have arrested several people during the protest outside the secretariat and conducting raids to detain others. The local administration has also blocked … Read more
Four people have been formally arrested in Istanbul, Turkey, for displaying controversial artwork during the protest against a rector appointed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a university. President Erdogan last month appointed Melih Bulu, a former candidate from his party Justice and Development Party (AKP), as the rector of Istanbul’s Bogazici University. Students and … Read more
Chairman Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) Mustafa Kamal on Sunday announced to hold protesting rally in Karachi on January 10 against contentious figures of population census. According to the details, party chief Mustafa Kamal while addressing a press conference said that the federal government was not prepared to count an actual figure of the population of … Read more
A video of a protester conversing with the paramilitary force in fluent English on the seriousness of farmers protest hit the viral note on Twitter. The Person who was on video is Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu, who became associated with one of the most important farmers protest sites at Shambhu Barrier in Punjab’s Patiala district … Read more
Talks between the government and Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan have been successful. According to details, the talks between the government and Tehreek-e-Libek were successful after which mobile service was restored in Islamabad and Rawalpindi. On behalf of the government, Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Noorul Haq Qadri and Interior Minister held talks with the protesters. According to … Read more
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Senator Faisal Javed has announced his resignation as head of the Pak-France Parliamentary Friendship Group in protest. Senator Faisal Javed sent his resignation to Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjarani in which he said that French President Emmanuel Macron had supported blasphemous sketches of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). He said that encouraging … Read more
Foreign Office summoned a senior Indian diplomat to register strong protest over ceasefire violations by Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC). In a statement, Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said that Indian troops opened indiscriminate firing in the Rakhchikri Sector of the LoC on Saturday. As a result, a 19-year-old boy, resident … Read more
The Pay and Pension Commission, set up by the federal government, has so far failed to make recommendations on long-standing demands to close the pay gap and increase in salaries in federal agencies. According to sources in the bureaucracy, the Federal Secretariat employees have decided to hold a sit-in protest in front of the Finance … Read more
Following the bombings in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab announced his resignation, along with cabinet members. According to details, Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab and his cabinet resigned after a devastating bomb blast in Beirut last week and widespread public protests against the ruling class. [embedpost id=”50366″ slug=”lebanese-information-minister-resigns-over-beirut-tragedy”] Prime Minister Hassan … Read more
Foreign Office summoned senior Indian diplomat to Pakistan over ceasefire violation at Line Of Control. Violations of the Line of Control by Indian occupying forces were strongly protested, a Foreign Office spokesman said The ceasefire was violated by Indian occupying forces on July 20, a Foreign Office spokesman said Moin Akhtar, 20, son of Mohammad … Read more
Cable Operators Association on today (Jul 13) announced a two-hours symbolic strike in Karachi. Chairman Cable Operators Association Khalid Arain said, the strike in the city would be happened from 7pm to 9pm on Monday. He also said that the internet and cable Television (TV) services will not be available across the city in the … Read more
Frontline workers recruited for global coronavirus patients have fallen victim to the Sindh government’s indifference. According to the details, due to the policies of the Sindh government, the frontline workers recruited for the COVID-19 patients stopped working. Sources said that 2,382 staff working on the front line have been deprived of their salaries for three … Read more
Pakistan summoned Indian Charge d Affaires Gaurav Ahluwalia and lodged strong protest over the ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control. In a statement, Foreign Office Spokesperson Aisha Farooqui said four innocent civilians embraced martyrdom while another injured in indiscriminate and unprovoked firing by the Indian occupation forces in Bagsar and … Read more
Famous Pakistani actress Zara Noor Abbas face the criticism on social media site Instagram over her supportive remarks on fairness creams, According to the details, she posted a video of black kid and then she received the criticism on that as she has supported fairness creams, people are saying it her hypocrisy. She wrote on … Read more
