Islamabad, May 20 (IANS) Several leaders and workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party staged a sit-in protest in Rawalpindi after they were once again denied a meeting with their chairman and former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who remains imprisoned in Adiala Jail, according to local media reports.The Islamabad police on Tuesday prevented Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, accompanied by Khan’s sisters and several PTI workers and leaders, from proceeding towards…
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Islamabad, April 14 (IANS) People in Pakistan’s Islamabad have expressed anger over heavy police check posts and road blockades set up on almost every major and minor road within the city. Residents have said that they are feeling daily inconvenience due to the measures implemented by the authorities. Commuters have said that their routine travel has become a nightmare due to long queues, frequent vehicle searches and traffic jams, Pakistan’s leading daily The Express Tribune reported. A residen…
Islamabad, March 10 (IANS) The leadership of Aurat March, civil society members and rights activists have slammed the Pakistani authorities for “manhandling and threatening them and forcing them to sign unreasonable affidavits”, local media reported on Tuesday. While addressing a press conference at the National Press Club, they demanded a probe into the incident and action against those involved in it. Their remarks came after several women’s rights activists, including Aurat March members,…