Tag: riots
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Two PTI politicians left the party on Faiz’s involvement in May 9 riots
Two senior politicians of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) left the party upon discovering General (retd) Faiz Hameed’s involvement in the May 9 riots, Geo’s Shehzad Iqbal has claimed in his show. The two politicians were shown evidence of Faiz Hameed being involved in attempts to incite mutiny in the Pakistan Army, Shahzad said on his talk…
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SC seeks details of military trials of civilians
The Supreme Court (SC) has sought details of civilians being tried in military trials over their alleged role in May 9 riots. A six-member bench — led by Justice Aminuddin Khan and including Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Syed Azhar Hasan Rizvi, Justice Shahid Waheed, Justice Musarrat Hilali and Justice Irfan Saadat Khan — heard…
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Karachi mein kab aur kahan bijli nahi hogi?
The K-Electric (KE) on Thursday announced an hours-long power shutdown in parts of Karachi due to forthcoming “critical maintenance activity” at Malir Grid today (Friday). According to the official statement, the power distribution company would be undertaking a critical maintenance activity at Malir Grid on December 29. The maintenance work will be undertaken to ensure…
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Fan passes away from cardiac arrest during Taylor Swift’s concert
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concert in Rio, Brazil, suffered a setback when a fan passed away of cardiac arrest. Ana Clara, 23, had flown in from the centre west region to see her favourite musician perform live. According to People, she fainted before Taylor’s gig began, dying shortly after in the hospital where she was…
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Protests against loadshedding turn violent in Lyari
Residents of Karachi’s Lyari staged a protest against prolonged load-shedding in their area on Wednesday, blocking both tracks of Mauripur Road and stopping vehicular traffic, Dawn reports. Police were allegedly forced to fire tear gas shells and baton charge the protestors to clear the road. The vice chairman of UC-7 in Lyari, Zohaib Baloch, who…
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More than 30 Pakistanis living in Sudan safely reach Jeddah
Amid the intensifying conflict in Sudan, the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that a ship carrying 37 citizens has arrived in Jeddah from Port Sudan. On Tuesday, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari confirmed that the Pakistani diplomatic mission in Sudan had evacuated 700 countrymen to safety, and the status of the remaining nearly 1,500 Pakistanis currently in the…
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Twitter removes tweets, suspends accounts after fans racially abuse England players post-Euro2020 final
Twitter has removed over 1,000 tweets and permanently suspended a number of accounts after they were found engaging in racial abuse of England players after England lost the Euro 2020 final against Italy. Italy ended England’s dream to win the Euro 2020 at the Wembley Stadium on Sunday. Azzurri defeated England 3-2 on penalties after…
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Delhi riots: Indian Muslims put end to decade-old land dispute with Sikhs to thank them
Muslim and Sikh communities have decided to put an end to a 10-year-old land dispute that had led to riots in Saharanpur city of Uttar Pradesh (UP) back in 2014 and claimed at least three lives. As a gesture of gratitude for the help offered by Sikhs during Delhi riots starting last week, the Muslim…