Hundreds of thousands of locals gathered in the Skardu area in Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir (PoK) protesting against the Pakistani government demanding an immediate release of their leader and top Shia cleric Agha Baqir Al-Hussaini.
Pakistan’s Gojra Saddar police on Tuesday registered two cases against 158 people for protesting against inflated power bills and blocking the M-4 at two points between Gojra and Toba Tek Singh interchanges on Monday, Dawn reported.
As rest of the Kerala celebrates Onam, Congress MP K Suresh and leaders from Kuttanad in Alappuzha are observing a hunger strike outside the secretariat in solidarity with farmers protesting for allegedly not getting the price of paddy procured from them.
The development comes as the Pakistan caretaker government continues to hold talks for the third consecutive day in a bid to find ways to give relief to the protesting people.
Pakistan police baton-charged the people protesting against increasing cases of enforced disappearances of Baloch people on the main Mauripur road in Karachi, according to the organisers, reported Dawn.
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.
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."
YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP) chief YS Sharmila was placed under house arrest while she was heading to Gajwel in Siddipet district to express solidarity with the protesting Dalits.
About 70 PTI workers and local leaders in Swabi were arrested by police after they charged them with batons during a protest gathering they held at Karnal Sher Khan Chowk.
On Saturday, the Shangla administration declared Section 144, imposing a ban on gatherings for a month. However, the PTI activists held a protest against the arrest of the party's chairman Imran Khan, forcing the administration to start a crackdown on them for violating the ban.
At least 19 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) supporters protesting against the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan were arrested by the police in Karachi, ARY News reported.
Opposition parties belonging to I.N.D.I.A have been protesting over their demand since the start of the monsoon session of Parliament for a detailed debate on the Manipur situation and a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.