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Demonstrators take part in a protest rally against Israel s attacks on the Gaza Strip in Karachi on Wednesday. AFP
Demonstrators take part in a protest rally against Israel s attacks on the Gaza Strip in Karachi on Wednesday. AFP
In a massive show of solidarity with Palestinians, thousands of Karachiites turned up at the unprecedented ‘Pakistan for Palestine’ demonstration at the Karachi Press Club (KPC) on Wednesday, demanding an immediate ceasefire from Israel and an end to the bombing of Gaza.
The demonstrators, including representatives of the the Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ), Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), National Trade Union Federation (NTBA), Home-Based Women Workers Association and the Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) along with thousands of citizens, called for an immediate end to the occupation and demolition of Al-Aqsa Mosque and Palestinian settlements, including Sheikh Jarrah, and for an end to the fo
All Pakistan Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Show to start on March 19
Karachi
March 16, 2021
The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) will hold the All Pakistan Fruits, Flower and Vegetable Show on March 19 at Baghe Ibne Qasim. In the past, the traditional show was held every year and now it is being restored. This is KMCâs another step towards providing healthy atmosphere to the people, the KMC administrator, Laeeq Ahmed, said as he reviewied measures for show being organized by the municipalityâs parks and horticulture department and Horticulture Society of Pakistan.
The KMC administrator directed the parks and horticulture director to ensure maximum participation of public in the show. The horticulture department has also approached many institutions for getting fruitful results of tree plantation. The Horticulture Society of Pakistan, Faizan Global Relief Foundation, Rotary International, NED University of Engineering and Technology and other institutes have bee
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Karachi Bureau Chief for
Geo News Faheem Siddiqui was quoted to have said that the building was attacked by protestors “under an elaborate plot.” He added that while protests were called in advance, no law enforcement officers were present at the time of the protest and neither was any action taken when they attacked the media house.
Managing Director of
Geo News Azhar Abbas condemned the attack. He said that the building’s reception area was vandalized, and a cameraman and staff had been beaten. “Where is the Govt?” he questioned.
In a subsequent tweet, Abbas said: “Everyone has [a] right to peaceful protest. We will protect and support that right. But doing violence and taking the law into their own hands, regardless of the cause, cannot be tolerated. Dialogue is answer to all issues not violence.”