Haripur villagers threaten to protest school’s relocation
HARIPUR: Residents of villages in Chapra, Haripur have threatened to protest if Government Higher Secondary School for Girls is shifted to another area. The education department recently decided to...
View ArticleAn ultimatum: MPAs threaten to boycott Senate elections
PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) lawmakers from Chitral threatened to boycott Senate elections if the Lowari Tunnel blockade is not resolved within four days. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MPA...
View ArticleChange in Economic Corridor route: K-P, Balochistan senators threaten to...
ISLAMABAD: Senators belonging to Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) on Monday threatened to stage a sit-in outside of the Parliament House to protest the change in the originally proposed route...
View ArticlePower to the people: IDPs threaten to protest outside Governor House
PESHAWAR: People displaced from Bara by the military operation in Khyber Agency threatened to hold a sit-in outside the Governor House if electricity is not restored to Jalozai camp within four days....
View Article‘Unjust’ taxation: Traders threaten to close fruit, vegetable market
ISLAMABAD: The traders’ action committee of fruits, vegetables and food grains market in Sector I-11/4 has threatened to shut down their businesses for an indefinite period against what they call an...
View ArticleElection tumble: ECP officials threaten Senate poll boycott
ISLAMABAD: Simmering tensions between the finance ministry and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) over lack of financial autonomy may stall the upcoming Senate elections. A significant number...
View ArticleLand rates: Kohistan residents threaten to protest against Dasu Dam
PESHAWAR: Residents of Kohistan on Tuesday threatened to protest against the Dasu Dam project if their concerns are not addressed. Dismayed by the government’s apathy, activists from the district led...
View ArticleIS hackers target Malaysia Airlines website, threaten data dump
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Airlines website was commandeered on Monday by hackers who referenced Islamic State (IS) militants and claimed to be from the “Lizard Squad”, a group known for previous...
View ArticleSugarcane crisis: Farmers threaten to set mills ablaze
HYDERABAD: Representatives of cane farmers from Mirpurkhas threatened to set sugar mills on fire if the on-going delay in sugarcane procurement led to the destruction of their crop. They also blamed...
View ArticleJihadists threaten to kill Japanese hostages
The militant group ISIS threatens to kill two Japanese citizens unless Tokyo hands over 0 million within 72 hours.
View ArticleRain and gales threaten more delays
People across the UK are warned of possible disruption to transport and power as rain and gales sweep in behind the snow that hit many areas.
View ArticleCrying foul: Citing nepotism, Orakzai’s PTC candidates threaten to stage sit-in
PESHAWAR: Orakzai Agency’s candidates for the Primary Teaching Certificate (PTC) and Theology Teacher (TT) demanded that the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) governor and Federally Administered Tribal Areas...
View ArticleOn the backburner: Class-IV employees threaten to take to streets
PESHAWAR: Members of the All Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Technical and Non-technical Government Employees Coordination Council have threatened to protest on December 4 if the government fails to upgrade...
View ArticleAn ill wind blows: Doctors threaten strike against proposed legislation
PESHAWAR: The Provincial Doctors Association (PDA) on Tuesday threatened to go on strike against proposed legislation in the health sector. Addressing a news conference at the Peshawar Press Club, PDA...
View ArticleDue payments: Hockey players threaten to leave the sport if not paid soon
KARACHI: The senior players of the Pakistan national hockey team said that they will have to quit hockey if they don’t get paid after the Champions Trophy. “I left the Hong Kong league half way...
View ArticleThreaten to block: Muzaffarabad-Islamabad Road for an indefinite period in...
ABBOTABAD: Irked by the delay in reconstruction of infrastructure following the 2005 earthquake, villagers from Bakot circle, Abbottabad protested on Tuesday and threatened to block...
View ArticleGiving ultimatum: Energy consumers threaten to sever transmission line
BATTAGRAM: Residents of Allai tehsil, Battagram have threatened to forcibly disconnect power supply to the national grid from the Allai Khwar Hydro Power Plant (AKHPP) if their demands regarding...
View ArticleAttacks ‘threaten Egypt’s existence’
Egypt faces an existential threat from jihadists, the president says, after at least 31 soldiers are killed in two attacks in the Sinai peninsula.
View ArticleSchool’s out: Sindh’s teachers threaten two-day boycott
HYDERABAD: The Government Schools Teachers Association (GSTA) of Sindh has announced a two-day boycott of classes and threatened a protest movement in response to the new rules of appointment...
View ArticleGiving ultimatums: Khyber IDPs threaten long march to Islamabad
PESHAWAR: Tribesmen displaced from Khyber Agency have threatened to start a long march to Parliament House in Islamabad and join the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Pakistan Awami Tehreek sit-ins if...
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