Federation of Medical Association (FEMA) has called a two-day pen-down strike in private and government medical colleges and hospitals in Siliguri over issues including the RG Kar rape-murder case.
According to the details, the Punjab police carried out raids in several regions, targeting people believed to be involved in organising the PTI protest.
Dar's remarks came as Pakistan is all set to hold the Council of Heads of Government (CHG) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting set to be held on October 15-16 in Islamabad.
The demonstrators were protesting the "extrajudicial" killing of Dr Shahnawaz, who was accused of sharing blasphemous posts on social media and was killed in a controversial police encounter on September 19 in Mirpurkhas.
Aleema Khan and Uzma Khan, sisters of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan were shifted to the District Jail Jhelum from Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail on Saturday after an anti-terrorism court rejected a police request to extend their physical remand.
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Sunday lashed out at the Centre and the Delhi Police for detaining protesters gathered outside the Ladakh Bhawan to hold a silent fast.
The Federation of All India Medical Associations (FAIMA) has announced a nationwide boycott of elective medical services starting October 14, 2024, in solidarity with their West Bengal colleagues as part of the doctors protest against rape and murder of a second year old trainee doctor at RG
Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar urged BJP workers and people of West Bengal to join doctors' protest in large numbers. He said that the West Bengal government had promised to meet doctors' demands during the meeting with the Chief Minister but have rescinded on it, since.
The Karachi administration has imposed Section 144, banning public gatherings and protests for four days from October 13 to 17, following security concerns raised by the city's police chief. The move is aimed at maintaining law and order during heightened tensions, including potential disrup
Pakistan Minister for Planning and Development, Ahsan Iqbal, has condemned the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party's call for a protest at D-Chowk in Islamabad on October 15, coinciding with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.
Protests erupted in the Vikas Nagar area of Lucknow on Saturday following the death of a 26-year-old Dalit man. Family members of the deceased, along with locals, blocked the road, demanding justice and action against those allegedly responsible for the crime.