Myanmar coup: Internet shutdown as crowds protest against military

Myanmar’s military rulers have shut down the country’s internet as thousands of people joined the largest rally yet against Monday’s coup. Myanmar, February 06, 2021: A near-total internet blackout is in effect with connectivity falling to 16% of ordinary levels, said the monitoring group NetBlocks Internet Observatory. In the main city, Yangon, crowds chanted “Military…

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WKF to file First Public Petition at UN against illegal occupation of Kashmir by India

Karachi, July 7, 2020: Aimed to expose Indian atrocities on international front, World Kashmir Forum (WKF) has announced the Filing of the First Public Petition at the United Nations against the illegal Occupation of Kashmir by India. Former Attorney General of Pakistan and Justice Anwar Mansoor Khan, Secretary-General of the World Kashmir Forum (WKF), said…

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Industry protest over K-Electric tariff increase despite load shedding

Karachi, July 6, 2020: Industrials have lodged strong protest over prolonged load shedding and allowing K-Electric to charge quarterly Fuel Cost Adjustment (FCA) of 2.89 rupees per unit. President of SITE Association of Industry Suleman Chawla has questioned the Economic Coordination Committee to clarify who is dearer to them: K-Electric or trade & Industry. He…

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Commercial Importers protest against inclusion of raw materials in finished goods schedule

Karachi, June 22, 2020: Amin Yousuf Balgamwala, chairman PCDMA & former director of Karachi Stock Exchange has expressed serious concerns over the inclusion of certain industrial raw materials in the category of finished goods in the budget 2020-21 and demanded re-entry of industrial raw materials in Part 2 by maintaining the previous rate of income…

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Indian RD marked as Black Day; British Pakistanis, Kashmiris, Sikhs protest outside Indian HC

London, January 27, 2020: Thousands of British Pakistani, Kashmiri and Sikh community held a big demonstration outside Indian High Commission on Sunday afternoon to mark January 26, Indian Republic day as “Black day”. They on the occasion expressed solidarity with the defenseless people ofIndian occupied Jammu and Kashmir, facing illegal occupation of their motherland by…

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