Lawyers-Boycott-PBC-judges appointment
KARACHI: The lawyers of Karachi boycotted proceedings of court on Thursday in protest over proposed elevation of junior judge to Supreme Court of Pakistan. Pakistan Bar Council, the apex body…
Differences in Pakistan Tea Assoction Acting Chairman PTA resigns in protest over alleged custom duty evasion
KARACHI: Abdul Majeed Paracha, Acting Chairman Pakistan Tea Association (PTA) tendered resignation from post of Acting Chairman in protest over valuation or amount of customs duty payable on imported tea.…
Trades, Custom agents protest against Customs I&I Quetta
QUETTA: Importers, exporters and Custom agents staged a protest against Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation at NLC terminal. The protestors closed the gate of NLC and chanted slogans against…
Lawyers across Sindh observe strike in protest over French blasphemous caricature
KARACHI: Lawyers of Sindh observed a complete strike here on Wednesday to protest the publication of blasphemous caricature in France. Not a single case, even the cases of urgent nature…
FPCCI to protest, strike if reservations on Finance Bill not addressed
KARACHI: President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Daroo Khan Achakzai expressed concerns on the Finance Bill 2019, and said if the reservations were not addressed business…
Textile sectors announce protests across the country
KARACHI: It seems the business community is losing faith in the government’s ability even to understand the country’s trade and economic system, as the value added textile sector have announced…
Customs field officials considering protest
KARACHI: Pakistan Customs has organized a ceremony on January 26th in relation to World Customs Day. However, only officers of BS-17 and above have been invited to the event, which…
Port Qasim dock workers continue their protest on 33rd day
Karachi: Hundreds of affected dock workers of Port Qasim continued their sit-in on 33rd consecutive day of their protest. An elderly labourer present in camp fainted here on Saturday. This…
Assessment staff stops working as protest against Chief Collector
KARACHI: The assessment staff at Customs Appraisement South has stopped the work at 05:00 PM on Friday as a protest against the harassing attitude of Chief Collector Appraisement South Abdul…
FBR officers, staff wear black armband to express solidarity with Kashmiri brethren
KARACHI: The officers and staff of Federal Board of Revenue attended their offices on Wednesday morning, wearing black armbands to mourn the deaths of innocent civilian Kashmiris and protest the…