Violence erupts in Karachi as TLP workers clash with police - Pakistan dawn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dawn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Supporters of the banned Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) chant slogans during a protest in Lahore on Monday. Reuters
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid and Religious Affairs Minister Pir Noorul Haq Qadri will meet workers of the recently proscribed Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) at 10pm tonight for the third round of talks, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Monday.
The first round of talks between the Punjab government and workers of the banned party took place yesterday after day-long clashes between TLP workers and law enforcers. The second round concluded earlier today, Chaudhry said in a tweet.
Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar and provincial Law Minister Raja Basharat represented the government in the second round, according to Chaudhry.
This file phot shows a deserted Jodia Bazaar. Fahim Siddiqi/White Star
KARACHI: Jodia Bazaar, the country’s oldest and biggest wholesale market of essential goods, remained shut on Thursday as traders protested against the decision of Additional Commissioner (AC) Karachi to sell commodities at three-year old rates.
The AC further imposed heavy fines on traders for selling goods at higher rates which led to a strong protest by wholesalers.
Talking to
Dawn, Chairman Karachi Wholesalers Grocers Association (KWGA), Abdul Rauf Muhammad Ebrahim said Jodia Bazaar, a hub of wholesale market comprising over 500 shops, would remain closed on Friday due to the lockdown. KWGA will decide on the future course of action in the coming days, he said, while adding that the association has not received any message for negotiations with the price regulator.
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Naveen pays tribute to Netaji, lays foundation stone of state-of-the-art Netaji Bus Terminal in Cuttack Post News Network
Cuttack: On the occasion of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s 125
th birth anniversary, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday visited Netaji’s birth place in Janakinath Bhavan in Odia Bazaar and paid homage to the freedom fighter.
He offered a floral tribute and unfurled the Tricolour on this occasion.
Making the day more special, CM Patnaik also laid the foundation stone of the Cuttack Netaji Bus Terminal at Khannagar. After the programme, the CM announced that the State government would hold a year-long programme for Netaji’s 125