report in Prothom Alo, Dec 26, 2023The central office of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party has been under lock and key since 28 October. The party’s temporary and permanent offices also remain closed in all but eight districts across the country. The BNP has been waging anti-government for quite sometimes while the closure of the party offices started following the events of 28 October when their grand rally in Dhaka was foiled and two people including…
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by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, December 24th, 2023QUETTA: Balochistan remained cut off with Sindh and Punjab for a second consecutive day on Saturday due to shuttered businesses, protest rallies, and sit-ins across the province. Highways were blocked, causing a complete halt to traffic. Demonstrations occurred in Turbat, Panjgur, Naal, Uthal, Hub, Gadani, Dera Bugti, D.G. Khan, and others, following a call from the Baloch Yakjehti Council (BYC) in solidarity with the long marchers. Turbat and…
report in TOLOnews, Dec 16, 2023 at 8:57 PMThe Ministry of Interior of the Islamic Emirate for the first time said that in the past one year, nearly forty members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have been arrested and imprisoned across the country. The spokesman of the ministry, Abdul Mateen Qani, told TOLOnews that Kabul wants good interactions with neighboring countries and will never allow Afghanistan’s soil to be used against other countries, including neighboring…
By Sher Ali Khalti in The News,Dec 01, 2023LAHORE: Nineteen children were arrested on charges of blasphemy from across Punjab between January 1, 2023 and October 16, 2023. According to data available with The News, 6 out of these 19 children are in prison charged with blasphemy while the others were acquitted. These figures have been made public by the Inspectorate General of Punjab Prisons in an appeal submitted to the Punjab Information Commission by…
report in Prothm Alo, Nov 19, 2023A 48-hour shutdown (hartal) enforced by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) began across the country at 6:00am on Sunday BNP imposed the shutdown protesting the ‘unilateral’ announcement of the schedule of the 12th parliamentary election. The party called people to take to the streets to observe the shutdown peacefully. The hartal will in place until 6:00am on Tuesday. Along with BNP, other like-minded political coalitions and parties, as well as…
report in Prothom Alo, Nov 12, 2023A total of 152 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed across the country to maintain law and order as the latest 48-hour countrywide blockade called by the BNP, Jamaat and likeminded opposition parties is underway. Shariful Islam, public relations officer (PRO) at BGB headquarters, confirmed the development on Sunday morning. Today, on the first day of the 48-hour blockade, 27 BGB platoons were deployed in Dhaka…
Report in Dawn, October 23rd, 2023LAHORE: On the instructions of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Usman Anwar, the police ensured foolproof security arrangements for Christian prayer programmes in churches across the province on Sunday. The police remained on high alert and performed their duties diligently, allowing Christian citizens to conduct their prayers in a peaceful environment and participate in their holy prayer ceremonies. Earlier, Mr Anwar directed regional police officers and district police officers…
By Nazir Shinwari in ToloNews, Oct 2, 2023 at 9:03 AMThe Ministry of Vice and Virtue said that nearly 200 Jadogar (sorcerers, witches) have been detained across the country. A spokesman for the Ministry of Vice and Virtue, said that those who conduct Jado (Magic, Sorcery), will be introduced to the judicial departments. “The number of Jadogar detained in the provinces is more than 100. In Kabul, their number has reached 67 yet. Some of…
report in Dawn, June 28th, 2023LAHORE: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab has reported the arrest of nine suspects associated with defunct organisations across various parts of the province. According to a spokesperson for the CTD, the arrests were made as a result of intelligence-based operations (IBOs) conducted by different teams of the department. A total of 35 IBOs were carried out in different districts of Punjab, leading to the questioning of 36 suspects. Of…
by Riyadh Talukder in Dhaka Tribune, Mar 27, 2023The law enforcement agencies are on high alert to prevent any kind of terrorist attack during Ramadan, Eid and Bengali New Year celebrations. Intelligence surveillance has been increased and required information are being collected. However, the law enforcement agencies do not have any information about the capability of the militants to carry out attacks or their plan to carry out any attack. Various units of the law…