Thousands of protesters on Saturday (local time) gathered across the United States to voice their opposition to President Donald Trump's policies, including tariffs, with demonstrations organised in all 50 states as well as in neighbouring Canada and Mexico.
The protesters, including men and women from the affected region, voiced their frustration over the slow pace of road restoration efforts and the lack of basic amenities in the area, Pamir Times reported.
Former World Uyghur Congress(WUC) Chief Dolkun Isa has joined the protest in front of the Norwegian Parliament in Oslo to mark the 35th anniversary of the Baren Massacre.
The JSM Chairman Riaz Ali Chandio, who led a protest rally on the National Highway in Moro, Naushehro Feroze district, said they carefully selected April 4 to hold a protest to neutralise the propaganda being spread by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).
"We are the opposition. If we ever see that the government is not doing justice and doing something with the intention of division and hatred, then we will stage protests. If a law has been made, then we have only one way: going to the Supreme Court. And we have done that..." Dikshit told AN
"The Waqf Amendment Bill is for the poor, and I had said that poor Muslims are not protesting. Those who are protesting are political Muslims," Shams told ANI.
The Waqf Bill was passed by the Parliament after a heated debate in the early hours of Friday. The Bill has sparked sharp reactions and protests from Muslim outfits in several parts of the Country including Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Lucknow.
The AIMPLB will begin nationwide protests and legal action against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025, passed by both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. The Board claims the Bill is harmful to Waqf properties and will create division in the country.
The protesters demanded release of Rabindra Mishra and Dhawal Shamsher Rana, two amongst dozens arrested after March 28 violence that left two people dead with dozens injured.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) earlier in the day launched a blistering attack on Mamata Banerjee, holding her responsible for large-scale corruption in the state's school recruitment process.
The Waqf Bill was passed by the Parliament after a heated debate in the early hours of Friday. The Bill has sparked sharp reactions and protests from Muslim outfits in several parts of the Country including Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Lucknow.