Thousands of Muslims in India’s Maharashtra state took out a massive protest in Pune city on Sunday, demanding five per cent reservation in jobs and education sector. “Five per cent reservation has been allocated to us but is not being granted in any field. We need reservations in education and jobs,” a protestor said, according…

The Superhighway in Karachi has been opened for traffic after the protesters who were blocking the road dispersed peacefully after negotiations with the Malir SSP. A large crowd of people had blocked the Superhighway for two hours to protest against the death of a young man who was killed in the crossfire between the police…

The opposition parties’ alliance held a demonstration on Wednesday outside the ECP to protest against rigging in the elections. The PPP, PML-N, ANP and other parties are protesting outside the ECP office in Islamabad. Party workers are protesting, shouting their own parties’ slogans. Only nine political leaders were allowed into the Red Zone and 500…

PPP workers have blocked the Sindh-Balochistan Bypass in Jacobabad to protest against rigging in the elections. The political workers say that the elections were rigged in the area, said SAMAA TV reporter Wali Soomro. They support the PPP’s Aijaz Jakhrani, who lost the election in NA-196 to PTI’s Muhammad Mian Soomro. Jakhrani got 86,876 votes…

The 16th stage of Tour de France re-started on Tuesday after a brief halt when police used tear gas near the peloton to break up a protest by farmers.

Samaa Digital brings to you the major headlines from newspapers across Sindh. 1. Sukkur residents protest for basic facilities Daily Kawish, Hyderabad A good number of residents in Sukkur city protested at Shikarpur road against the lack for basic facilities in the city including water and sanitation. The protestors chanted slogans against the ruling PPP,…

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s internal dispute over ticket distribution has now hit the streets, with workers protesting outside the houses of party leaders in different cities. In Karachi, a large number of PTI workers, carrying placards and banners, reached the residence of senior party leader Arif Alvi, who is contesting from Karachi’s NA-247 constituency. The protest…

A protest by PTI workers in Multan turned ugly when female workers physically fought each other outside Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s house. After protesting outside Imran Khan’s Banigala residence, angry workers of the PTI have now started surrounding the houses of other party leaders over distribution of election tickets. On Sunday, more than a dozen female…

Samaa Digital brings to you the major headlines from newspapers across Sindh. 1. Students protest against SPSC policy Daily Kawish, Hyderabad A large number of students preparing for Sindh Public Service Commission’s combined competitive examination rallied in Larkana. They protested against the commission’s decision to introduce negative marks in the upcoming screening test for posts…

Palestinian security forces fired stun grenades and tear gas Wednesday to disperse a demonstration in the occupied West Bank opposing Palestinian punitive measures against Hamas-run Gaza, an AFP reporter said. The demonstration in Ramallah, the West Bank city that houses the Palestinian government, came after the Palestinian government temporarily banned public protests. Dozens of Palestinian…

Enraged workers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf continued their protest outside Imran Khan’s Banigala residence in Islamabad against what they called ‘unfair distribution’ of the party’s election tickets, SAMAA TV reported. The protest entered its second day today (Sunday), with PTI leadership seriously contemplating to address the supporters’ concerns. Dozens of workers have been camping outside Khan’s…

Police in Karachi’s Orangi Town baton-charged people protesting an acute water shortage. Protestors blocked a main road in Orangi Town No. 15 and suspended traffic for a couple of hours. The people were protesting against the ‘tanker mafia’, complaining that the government was selling their share of water to tanker owners. Police baton charged the…

Scores of parents braving scorching summer heat gathered outside Karachi Press Club Tuesday afternoon to protest against alleged harassment and unjustified demand for June-July tuition fee and other unfair rules by a private school in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal area. The protesting parents, carrying placards and raising slogans against the school administration, demanded of the authorities concerned…

Thousands of protesters in Pakistan’s tribal belt along the Afghan border have ended a days-long protest against a string of recent assassinations, the organizers said Friday. Demonstrators and an AFP reporter in the area said more than 3,000 tribesmen launched the sit-in protest on Sunday in North Waziristan’s Mir Ali after three tribal elders were…

Ali Hafeez Commuters in Karachi’s Saddar area faced a traffic gridlock Tuesday as a group of protesters tried to march towards Governor House. Members of the Sindh Action Committee took to the streets. They demanded that NADRA should stop issuing ID cards to people of Burmese and Bengali descent who are living in Karachi. “When…

Give us monthly stipends if you can’t pay us, say blind people as their protest in Lahore entered its fourth day. “We are unable to do many jobs,” says one protester. “The government should create jobs for us.” Those who can’t be given jobs should at least get some amount of money, says another. The…

Gun attack on interior minister Ahsan Iqbal prompted protests in Punjab’s Narowal city, Samaa reported Sunday. PML-N supporters burnt tyres and blocked roads after Ahsan Iqbal was shot and injured in his native town, according to our correspondent. The incident is likely to heighten political tensions ahead of general elections expected in late July. Iqbal…

Protests erupted in southern India over the rape of a nine-year-old girl, as anger over the failure of police to stem a series of sex attacks on children boiled over. Reported rape cases in India have climbed steadily over recent years to around 40,000 in 2016, or about 100 a day, with many more believed…

On the Gaza-Israel border women are an integral part of the tent protests that have transformed a once-deserted restricted zone. Some provide food, water and social media support – and some, although in much smaller numbers than men, roll burning tyres and hurl stones at the Israeli border fence. Since March 30, when the protests…

LAHORE: The health workers in Punjab continued to protest for the 12th consecutive day against the provincial government on Friday. Around 1500 health workers have gathered at Civil Secretariat to demand regularization and restoration of the deduction in conveyance allowance. The protesters said they were not granted permanent status despite several pledges by the provincial…

The water supply position in Karachi’s Baldia Town has been getting worst day by day. Protests for the supply of clean drinking water can be witnessed in the area almost daily. The situation is leading to various water borne diseases, but elected representatives have no realization of people’s unending sufferings.