It was recently reported from Islamabad that countrywide protests have started after Hamid Mir was shot thrice on Saturday night. The famous journalist was recently stated to be stable in the hospital and has told his brother that he directly blames ISI for the incident as he has often spoken against their will and said […]
Multan: (Monday, July 23, 2012) The citizens in Multan resorted to protests against the power outages that have now entered into third day. According to details, residents of Nawabpur, who were protesting against loadshedding, told the reporters that they had been devoid of electricity since first of Ramadan, and this triggered a severe shortage of […]
Jul 23 2012 | Posted in
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Lahore: (Thursday, July 19, 2012) until now, these were only Karachi and Quetta where target killing was rife, but now, the phenomenon has started to take roots even in Lahore as unknown gunmen in here today killed the president of All Pakistan Clerks Association (APCA) Accountant General office. According to the police sources, APCA leader […]
Jul 19 2012 | Posted in
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Shujaat Says Shahbaz Sharif provokes protestors Sargodha: (Thursday, June 28, 2012) Pakistan Muslim League Quaid-e-Azam (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Shujaat said here today that Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif was provoking loadshedding protestors, and thus, (for all the damage that is occurring to public and private properties) cases should be lodged against him and not the […]
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Supreme Court’s verdict in Gilani case is Historic: Imran Khan Islamabad: (Wednesday, June 20, 2012) The Supreme Court’s verdict declaring the Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani disqualified since April 26 this year was a historic decision, said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan here today in a press conference. However, Imran feared that under the […]
Two more die as the loadshedding protests linger on in Punjab Lahore: (Tuesday, June 19, 2012) Protests against the unending loadshedding continued across Punjab even today where the demonstrators turned violent and did not hesitate to attack the houses and assets of MNAs and MPAs. The fresh riots also claimed two more lives today. According […]
PM Gilani moved by loadshedding protests; convenes energy conference Islamabad: (Monday, June 18, 2012) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, taking notice of the ongoing protests against the persistent loadshedding across the country, has convened the energy conference on Tuesday. PM, who is presently in Saudi Arabia to attend the funeral prayer of the Crown Prince […]
Jun 18 2012 | Posted in
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FIR to be lodged against Shahbaz in case of mishap with PPP legislators in Punjab; says Malik Islamabad: (Monday, June 18, 2012) Advisor to the Prime Minister on Interior Affairs, Rehman Malik said here today that an FIR will be lodged against Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif in case a mishap occurs to any of […]
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Unending loadshedding compels masses to take to the street Lahore: (Friday, June 01, 2012) Irked by the unending loadshedding, masses in several cities across the country decided to take to the street to protest against the government’s inability in meeting out even basic of the people’s needs. The major cities where demonstrations erupted today included […]
Jun 2 2012 | Posted in
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Unending loadshedding erupts protests across country Lahore: (Wednesday, May 30, 2012) Irked by unending loadshedding, people in different cities across country took to the streets today. In various cities, the protestors turned violent and set public property on fire. In a similar incident in Faisalabad, a mob attacked Civil Line office of FESCO. It broke […]
May 30 2012 | Posted in
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DPC protests; vows to block roads on likely resumption of Nato supplies Karachi: (Friday, May 25, 2012) The Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC), a joint platform of the religious and political parties recently formed after American strikes on the Salala check post, staged demonstration and rallies in Karachi and part of Sindh Province today. Demanding the NATO […]
May 26 2012 | Posted in
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Angry protesters turn violent as loadshedding worsens in Punjab The protests in Punjab are spreading across province as the loadshedding gets worse. Started well before a week, violent demonstrations engulfed Lahore, Faisalabad Sargodha and other major cities today. In Sargodha, that was reported to remain less agitated over past few days, demonstrators resorted to vandalism […]