Islamabad, April 5 (IANS) Ahead of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) planned protest against increasing fuel prices and inflation, two roads leading to the Karachi Press Club (KPC) were shut on Sunday, with the police citing “security” reasons for the closure of the routes, media reported. In a statement issued, the Karachi Traffic Police (KTP) said both tracks of Din Mohammad Wafai Road were closed. It further mentioned that Sarwar Shaheed Road from the Coast Guard Officers’ Mess towards Angle C…
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Islamabad, April 4 (IANS) A sharp hike in fuel prices by the Pakistan government has triggered strong backlash from opposition parties and civil society groups, with calls for mass protests and demands for the removal of the coalition government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, according to local media reports.The opposition party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General, Salman Akram Raja on Friday called for a ‘mass revolution’ to overthrow the government, criticising the reco…
Islamabad, April 2 (IANS) Christians, rights advocates and civil society members in Pakistan held protests against a federal court judgement upholding the forced conversion of a Christian girl by a Muslim man, local media reported. A protest was held after a Federal Constitutional Court in its verdict allowed a 30-year-old Muslim man to keep the custody of a 13-year-old Maria Shahbaz. On March 29, a large number of Christians gathered outside the Karachi Press Club carrying placards and shouting…
Islamabad, March 20 (IANS) The Human Rights Council (HRC) of Pakistan on Friday strongly condemned the recent action against senior Pakistani journalist Nadir Khan by the country’s National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), describing it as a direct attack on press freedom and an attempt to intimidate journalists. Citing details, the rights body stated that Nadir uploaded a sensitive news story regarding the alleged smuggling of LPG through a cargo ship at Karachi Port, after which a c…
Quetta, Feb 19 (IANS) Families of Baloch missing persons held a protest outside the Karachi Press Club against what they termed a fake encounter of a young man who had been previously forcibly disappeared and was later killed in a staged police operation, local media reported. The protesters stated that the authorities were not giving the body of the deceased to his family.During the protest, a large number of women and children held placards and demanded justice. Protesters said 24-year-old stu…
Islamabad, Jan 22 (IANS) The Human Rights Council (HRC) of Pakistan staged a protest outside Karachi Press Club, demanding the immediate resignation of Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab and strict legal action against those responsible for the Gul Plaza shopping mall fire that claimed at least 60 lives and left many injured.The massive fire that erupted at Gul Plaza on the night of January 17 triggered public outrage, with people slamming the Sindh government and the Karachi Mayor for the delayed act…