Tag: Protests in Pakistan
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AJK protests come to end after demands met by government
Azad Jammu & Kashmir Joint Action Committee has announced the end of protests according to a notification circulating on social media. In its statement, the joint action committee has called on the government to form a judicial commission to investigate the fatalities that took place during the protests. On Monday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved…
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Can’t find your medicine? Pharmaceutical firms threaten to protest from January 5
Pharmaceutical firms in Pakistan have threatened to start boycotts from January 5 after growing shortage of medicines and other life-saving drugs and to put pressure on the government to resolve the sector’s problems. After the federal government introduced policies to increase prices of raw material, several medicines including insulin, are now unavilable in markets.According to…
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Pemra restricts all media outlets from covering banned TLP
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has restricted all television channels and other media outlets from covering any activity of the banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP). While issuing the orders in a notification, Pemra referred to the April 15 letter of the Interior Ministry, which had declared the TLP a proscribed outfit, as well as…
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Islamabad, Lahore, Rawalpindi partially shut down due to protests
Roads have been blocked in Islamabad and Lahore and Metro Bus service in Rawalpindi has been suspended because of the ongoing protests organised by the banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) and Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) in these cities, reported Geo News. Islamabad Traffic Police have issued a traffic plan as the city braces to deal with…