There is anger and resentment among the people of Gilgit Baltistan, as at least 10 people were killed and 21 passengers were wounded on December 2 when a Rawalpindi-bound bus from nearby hills was attacked by unknown terrorists, causing a vehicle to collide with a goods truck.
Women and children in Skardu, Chilas, and Gilgit blocked the roads and blamed the government and security agencies for their failure to act against terrorists.
Family members and workers of different political parties have joined the protest at the Fida Shaheed Chowk, along with the corpse of Balaach Mola Balsh, whose body was handed over to this family.
The opposition parties, who had declared plans for a massive protest campaign against the steep price hike, rejected the Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) government's decision to boost the subsidised wheat price from (PKR) 20 to (PKR) 32 per kg, reported Dawn.
The illegally occupied PoK (Pakistan-occupied Kashmir) region is echoing with massive protests against Pakistan and its stooge administration. Four months on, there have been continuous protests all across PoK against sky-high inflation and heavy electricity bills and taxes.
Government employees in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa staged widespread protests on Thursday, vehemently opposing proposed salary cuts and pension reforms, as reported by Dawn.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers on Friday staged a massive protest outside the party headquarters here in the national capital, demanding AAP MP Sanjay Singh's acquittal in the alleged Excise Police Scam case.
After the Bharatiya Janata Pary (BJP) denied the poll ticket to sitting MLA, Ashok Lahoti, from the Sanganer constituency, the Vaishya community staged a massive protest against the party outside its headquarters in Rajasthan's Jaipur.
The Rajasthan unit of the Congress party on Thursday staged a massive protest outside the residence of the party's state unit chief, Govind Singh Dotasara, against the raids made by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at the latter's residence, earlier in the day.
Despite PoK's abundant natural resources and the generation of ample electricity, its citizens find themselves dependent on Pakistan to meet their basic energy needs.
Massive anti-government protests are being held in Muzaffarabad city of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to raise the issue of high inflation and corruption by the politicians.
Pakistan witnessed a massive protest on Saturday as traders, civil society and political activists staged demonstrations and rallied against the excessive electricity bills and inflation in Shangla on Saturday