PESHAWAR: Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) workers threatened to suspend the electricity supply in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, ARY News reported. All Pakistan WAPDA Workers’ Union staged a protest demonstration outside Press Club Peshawar against attack on the staff in Swabi. The protestors said one of their staffer was killed and other sustained wounds in attack […]
KARACHI: Traders in Jodia Bazaar, the largest wholesale market for commodities in Karachi, have warned they will cease imports if the new withholding tax (WHT) is implemented. During a news conference on Saturday, Rauf Ibrahim, Chairman of the Wholesale Grocers Association, announced that the closure of Jodia Bazaar’s shops was a protest against recent increases […]
Dhaka: Students in Bangladesh have hinted at starting a civil disobedience movement. According to a foreign news agency, Bangladeshi students held protest rallies across the country to launch a civil disobedience movement. Last month, rallies against quotas for civil service workers led to deadly riots. The riots led to the worst unrest of Hasina Wajid’s […]
Following the entry of the monsoon system into upper regions, alerts have been issued to relevant agencies due to increased risks of flooding in rivers and streams and potential landslides. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), the monsoon system has moved into the country’s upper regions from the Arabian Sea and Bay of […]