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Islamabad: Every day in Pakistan, more people are joining the nationwide protest against excessive electricity prices. As a form of protest, people are taking to the streets and burning their banknotes, ARY News reported.Protests against the exorbitant electricity prices have spread across the entire nation, from Karachi to Khyber, and some protests are now turning violent.People in Karachi
Islamabad: Pakistan has requested the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a USD 300 million loan for the water project, Dawn reported.The cash-strapped country had already secured a USD 3 billion bailout plan from the International Monetary Fund in July, and still, Pakistan is looking for a loan for the Kurram Tangi Integrated Water Resources Development project.This project aims to improve energy,
Islamabad: As an angry mob, motivated by blasphemy claims, set fire to churches and wreaked havoc on Christian homes in Jaranwala tehsil of Faisalabad recently, this incident in particular reminds everyone of another distressing chapter in Pakistan’s history.In an editorial for Dawn, human rights activist Saima William writes that the Jaranwala incident took place two years after the tragic
The accused is a resident of Nesbal Sumbal who tried to flee after seeing security personnel at a checkpoint in Dardgund and got arrested later along with the wife of a slain terrorist commander.Security forces have busted a terror module in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district with the arrest of two people, including the wife of a slain terrorist, police said on Saturday.A police spokesman
Washington: A Pakistani doctor living in the US was sentenced to 18 years in jail for attempting to provide material support to ISIS.A statement by the US Justice Department read, "A Rochester man was sentenced today to 216 months in prison, equivalent to 18 years, followed by five years of supervised release for attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organisation."
Islamabad: The families affected by the Dasu hydropower project in Pakistan announced that work on the 4380 megawatts energy initiative would remain suspended until Wapda fulfils its commitments regarding land acquisition and financial package, reported Dawn.They made the announcement during a Jirga in the Kamila area of the Upper Kohistan district.Moreover, the participants included the
Islamabad: As the Pakistani Rupee (PKR) goes down steadily against the US dollar, experts and stakeholders in Pakistan point fingers at the powerful grip of the grey market and the “significant interference” by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the country’s banking and currency sectors, reported Dawn.According to some of them, it is unprecedented that the IMF allegedly got deeply involved
Islamabad: Pakistan police baton-charged the people protesting against increasing cases of enforced disappearances of Baloch people on the main Mauripur road in Karachi, according to the protestors, reported Dawn.The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), Voice for Baloch Missing Persons and relatives of the missing persons organised the protest demonstration on Mauripur Road.According to Dawn, the
A travel advisory by the US asks its citizens to avoid all travel to the UT (with the exception of visits to the eastern Ladakh region and its capital, Leh) in the wake of the possibility of terror attacks and incidents of violent civil unrest.The successful holding of the meeting of the G20, the world’s largest economies, has not only brought back Kashmir on world tourism map, but is paving the
Islamabad: Following the surge in electricity bills carrying seven different levies, caused widespread protest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reported The News International.The people participating in the protest blocked roads and torched the fresh bills. They said they were shocked to see multiple taxes included in their bills and unprecedentedly high rates for consumed units.They torched the bills and