Hundreds of girls studying at a government-run college in Barkhan town have been protesting for the past two days as teachers remain absent for several months, making the institution almost non-functional, Dawn reported.
Sheikh Baqir Al-Hussaini, a prominent Islamic expert living in Skardu, is reported to have sparked protests with his sacrilegious comments. He has been charged with making disparaging statements about religious and historical figures, as reported by Pamir Times.
In the protest, the protesters expressed grave concerns over the religious freedom violations and stifling state of freedom of expression in Pakistan and called upon the European Union to assess Pakistan’s compliance with its human rights obligations.
Nilesh Mukhiya- a BJP leader and husband of Patna councillor Suchita Singh was shot at near Patna Kurji More on July 31 and succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday.
Fumed over Centre's decision to impose an export duty of 40 per cent on onions till December 31 farmers at Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) of Lasalgaon in Nashik continued to protest on the third day and onions auctions remain halted.
The protests started in PoK over the rising inflation and heavy electricity taxes. According to reports, protestors burned their electricity bills publicly at Abshaar Chowk. They said that people are forced to come on the roads.
Recently, the Central government imposed a 40 per cent export duty on the kitchen staple which prompted onion farmers in the state to stage a protest in Maharashtra’s Nashik district on Monday.
He said, "It's the fault of the police administration. We were protesting peacefully for our demands. Section 307 should be imposed on police as they did not perform their duty. No one can stop our voices."
The protestors have claimed that their demonstration was against the barbaric attack on 21 churches and hundreds of Christian homes in Jaranwala, Pakistan over alleged desecration of Quran
Farmers under the aegis of Bhartiya Kisan Ekta are holding a protest outside the Longowal Police station in Punjab’s Sangrur district in support of their demand for compensation for losses caused by floods and for the enactment of a law concerning Minimum Support Price (MSP)