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PoJK government withdraws controversial ordinance after public protests an
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Sensing growing public resentment amid a shutter-down strike and massive demonstrations, President Barrister Sultan Mahmood announced withdrawal of the ordinance and government officials held formal negotiations, resulting in a written agreement.
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PoJK President orders revocation of controversial ordinance amid widesprea
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) President Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry on Saturday directed the PoJK government to revoke the controversial presidential ordinance that had sparked widespread protests across the region.
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Protesters threaten to blockade PoJK as talks with authorities remain stal
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
A partial strike was observed on Friday. While private transport was scarce, public transport was suspended on major routes, and many shops remained closed.
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Activist condemns controversial presidential ordinance in PoJK
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The ordinance, which has sparked widespread criticism, has led to growing tensions and protests in the region, with many political figures and citizens describing it as an infringement on basic democratic rights.
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UKPNP calls for repeal of presidential ordinance banning protests in PoJK,
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The United Kashmir National People's Party (UKPNP) has called on the Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) government to immediately repeal the presidential ordinance that requires individuals to obtain permission from the administration in order to hold any public protest.
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PoJK: Joint Awami Action Committee protests against government following n
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Joint Awami Action Committee core member Shaukat Nawaz Mir has condemned the attack of police on the protestors and the residents after raising their voices against the controversial presidential ordinance which blocks all political rallies, gatherings, and protests in Pakistan-occupied Jamm
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PoJK: Human rights activist decry crackdown on protests and freedoms
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Amjad Ayub Mirza, a human rights activist from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), strongly condemned the recent presidential ordinance, calling it "outrageous."
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PoJK to witness shutter down strike as protests erupt against 'controversi
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The newly introduced ordinance requires individuals to obtain permission from the administration in order to hold any public protest. This regulation has sparked widespread opposition, as it is seen as a restriction on citizens' rights to freely express their grievances.
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9th review of Pakistan for USD 7 billion Extended Fund Facility kicks off
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The discussion will revolve around Pakistan's plan for taking additional taxation measures to fetch over Rs 200 billion through a presidential ordinance, rationalizing expenditure, and hiking both electricity and gas tariffs for erasing the monster of the circular debt.
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Pakistan's cyber-gag law Peca under fire: Report
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], March 1 (ANI): A provincial court in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Monday admitted a petition that challenged the controversial ordinance amending the country's Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) 2016.
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Former Pak PM Shahid Abbasi to challenge govt's ordinance on open ballot i
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 9 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday announced that he will challenge the presidential ordinance on Senate elections issued by Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government, remarking that the order was issued because ruling party m
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Pak: Hafiz Saeed's JuD, FIF no longer in banned terror outfits' list
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 26 (ANI): United Nations designated terrorist and 26/11 attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed's Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Falah-i-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF) are no longer mentioned in the list of banned outfits after a presidential ordinance that prohibited them under a UN
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