 | Countrywide protests, strike continue
18 September 2012
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KARACHI: Protests against the anti-Islam film continued across the country on Tuesday while traders are observing a strike against the killing of two persons during demonstrations in Upper Dir, Geo News reported.
Two protesters died in Upper Dir on Monday as rallies in Pakistan over an anti-Islam movie intensified and the government blocked access to YouTube.
In Dera Ismail Khan, All Students Organisation protested outside the press club and staged a demonstration. They also chanted slogans and strongly condemned the movie ridiculing the religion.
Students of Bahauddin Zakariya University protested in Multan while All Parties also took out a rally in Tank.
Various political and religious parties along with students federations also staged protests in Toba Tek Singh, Mianwali, Muzaffarabad, Kotli, Umer Kot and many areas across country. | | See Also in Political News
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In a video message from Lahore’s Shaukat Khanam Hospital, Khan said that murder of Zahra Shahid was atrocity and he held MQM chief Altaf Hussain and the British government responsible for the killing of his party leader.
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LAHORE: President Asif Ali Zardari has said that the Pakistan People’s Party was not provided level playing field during the election in Punjab.
Talking to a delegation of South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA), he said that a party meeting was convened today (Monday) to review reasons behind the party’s defeat in Punjab. However, he said that the Returning Officer played their “role” in the election.
Replying a query, he said that he would have opted to resign as the president ... Full Story | |
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