In 2018, 116 internet shutdowns were reported in India

They were killed during a cordon and search operation in Kulgam district on Saturday.

Tens of thousands of Armenians on Wednesday converged on the capital, blocking roads and government buildings, as popular anger exploded over the ruling party’s rejection of opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan’s premiership bid. In an unprecedented show of defiance, protesters including many elderly people and housewives paralysed Yerevan, with nearly all streets closed to traffic and…

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi  expressed his deep shock and grief at the indiscriminate, vicious killing of more than 17 Kashmiri youth in Indian occupied  Kashmir (IoK) by the Indian forces.  The brutal crackdown, including the despicable use of pellet guns on civilians who were protesting against the killing was deplorable. Strongly condemning the…

SRINAGAR: In Occupied Kashmir, complete shutdown marked by curfew and restrictions is being observed against the killing of 17 youth by Indian troops in the held territory. Shutdown is a part of the two-day strike given by the Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik. As per the…

WASHINGTON: U.S. lawmakers struggled on Sunday to reach a breakthrough during the second day of a government shutdown. If Republicans and Democrats are unable to resolve their differences, federal agencies could remain partially closed when the work week begins on Monday. During shutdowns, non-essential government employees are furloughed, or placed on temporary unpaid leave. Workers…

SRINAGAR: In occupied Kashmir, complete shutdown is being observed, today, to register protest against unabated incidents of braid-chopping. Call for the shutdown has been given by Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik. Meanwhile, the puppet authorities have imposed restrictions in Srinagar to prevent people from staging demonstrations…

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans rebuked him on Wednesday after his threat to shut down the US government over funding for a border wall rattled markets and cast a shadow over congressional efforts to raise the country’s debt ceiling and pass spending bills, reported Reuters. “I don’t think anyone’s interested in having a…

ISLAMABAD: Complete shutdown, marked by curfew and other restrictions, is being observed in the Indian occupied Kashmir today, against the killing of top commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, Sabzar Ahmed Butt and 11 other youth by Indian troops.   According to KMS, all shops and other business establishments are closed while traffic is off the road. A…

ISLAMABAD: Complete shutdown in Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK) was observed in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir Valley against the issuance of domicile certificates to non-Kashmiri Hindu refugees. Call for the strike was given by the joint resistance leadership comprising Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik,Kashmir Media Service said. Most of…

SRINAGAR: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India is incomplete without Kashmiriyat as he paid visit to occupied Srinagar amid curfew and shutdown on Saturday. “Without Kashmir, India is incomplete. This is the land that gave birth to Sufism, which taught us to bring everyone together. No matter how much the world advances, without humanity,…

ISLAMABAD: The veteran Hurriyat leader, Syed Ali Gilani, and the Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, Muhammad Yasin Malik, have called for complete shutdown on October 27. According to Kashmir Media Service, it was on 27th October in 1947 when Indian troops invaded Jammu and Kashmir and occupied it in total violation of the…

ISLAMABAD: In Indian-held Kashmir, complete shutdown was observed on the second consecutive day on Tuesday against killing of truck driver, Zahid Rasool Butt by Hindu fanatics. All shops, educational institutions and offices were closed while traffic was off the road, Kashmir Media Service reported. On the other hand, anti-India protests and clashes between protesters and…

KARACHI:  Majlis-e-Wahdatul Muslimeen (MWM) will shut down Sindh on Saturday to protest against the government for it totally failed not only to fend off the Shikarpur attack but also spin into action in its wake catapulting the death toll to 60, Samaa reported. Earlier, Leaders of the MWM had announced three-day nationwide mourning to condole the…

ISLAMABAD: Federal interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan demurred at the protest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Lahore and said he will talk to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in connection with the rights of the citizens. In a statement issued to media here, he said, “Someone should put this across to the PTI leadership that…

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is in the process of hashing out an exhaustive strategy to shut down the entire country on December 18 to ratchet up pressure on the government to form a judicial commission for May 2013 election probe, SAMAA reported Tuesday. The sources privy to the PTI circles disclosed that the federal…

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif termed major cities shutdown by protesting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) as a “declaration of war against the country”. In a press statement issued here Monday, Shahbaz said that the people of Pakistan has rejected all the plans of PTI Chairman Imran Khan. He accused PTI of holding protest demonstrations against…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan announced that his party would put off its plan to observe a countrywide protest if government formed a judicial commission to investigate the May 2013 general elections. Addressing a press conference after party’s emergency meeting at Bani Gala on Sunday, Khan apologized in advance to the people and…

Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif’s son Salman Shahbaz said the government will not allow any violence in Lahore; only a peaceful protest will be allowed.

Following shutdowns in Faisalabad and Karachi, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) now is headed for Lahore. Watch this video for more details on preparations.

Following a volatile day of clashes in Faisalabad, the PTI’s tsunami is all set to take Karachi by storm today. Mahrukh Siddiqui brings to us the public opinion about what is going to happen today in Karachi.