Desk Report: Protesters in Pakistan-administered Kashmir observed a strike for the fourth day on Thursday over 38 demands. At least 9 people have been killed in the ongoing violence. However, protesters claim that the death toll has exceeded 15. Among them are three police officers. The protesters’ main demand is to reduce the fringe benefits of government officials. The authorities and protesters were scheduled to meet again on Friday. Protests in Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir began on September 29. The lockdown program was called for from that day by the Jammu…
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Fired officials protest on the street, throw eggs at pictures of exam participants
Desk Report: Dismissed officials of Islami Bank protested on the Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar highway in the crossing area of Karnaphuli upazila in Chittagong. Traffic was stopped on the road during this time. The program was observed from 12 noon to 1 pm today (September 30). No traffic was mov- ing on the highway for an hour due to the protest. However, the protesters left the vehicles engaged in emergency work, including ambulances carrying patients. At this time, the protesters called those who participated in the special assessment test of Islami Bank…
Read MoreBehind the scenes of the Ladakh movement is the Phunsukh Wangru from ‘Three Idiots’!
Desk Report: Four people were killed and over 70 injured in clashes between protesters and police in Ladakh‘s Leh town on Wednesday (September 25). The protests, which initially began in solidarity with an ongoing hunger strike, turned violent when protesters attempted to attack and set fire to the local BJP office and the Leh Hill Council secretariat. Several vehicles were also set on fire in addition to the BJP office. Protesters burned furniture and documents in the office. Additional forces later reached the spot and were able to bring the…
Read MoreJamaat announces new program with 5 demands, including elections in February
Desk Report: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has announced a new program with five demands, including holding national elections in February. The party’s central Nayeb-e-Ameer Dr. Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher announced the program at a press conference held at Al Falah Auditorium in Moghbazar, Dhaka, on Monday (September 15) morning. At the press conference, the Nayeb-e-Ameer said that there is no alternative to holding free, fair and acceptable elections based on the July National Charter to overcome the country’s ongoing political crisis. Jamaat-e-Islami has raised these five-point demands with the aim of establishing…
Read MoreNepal’s tourism sector in turmoil, losses of Rs 2,500 crore in 2 days
Desk Report: Nepal’s tourism sector has been hit hard by two days of protests by the Jan-Jid movement. The September 8-9 protests resulted in an estimated loss of Rs 25 billion or Rs 2,500 crore due to hotel vandalism, travel disruptions and widespread cancellations. This information was revealed in a report by Nepal’s English daily The Himalayan Times. Entrepreneurs and policymakers are worried about the situation just before the start of the peak tourism season, but they are also expressing hope for a turnaround. The initial report by the Hotel…
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