QUETTA, Nov 16: Fourteen people were arrested after activists of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) held demonstrations in Quetta and other districts of Balochistan on Friday against the imposition of emergency.

In Quetta, protesters demanded release of lawyers and political workers and lifting of ban on the electronic media.

Protest rallies were also held in Pishin, Chaman, Duki, Nushki and Khuzdar.

Jamaat-i-Islami members held a separate rally near the Chaman Phatak.

Addressing the protesters, JI district Amir Zahid Akhtar said that state machinery could not suppress a political movement.

Opinion

Editorial

IHK resolution
Updated 08 Nov, 2024

IHK resolution

If the BJP administration were to listen to Kashmiris, it could pave the way for the resumption of the political process in IHK.
Climate realities
08 Nov, 2024

Climate realities

THE Air Quality Index in Lahore once again shot past the 1,000-level mark on Wednesday morning, registering at an...
Rule by fear
08 Nov, 2024

Rule by fear

THE abduction of an opposition MNA, as claimed by PTI, is yet another grim episode in Pakistan’s ongoing crisis of...
Trump 2.0
Updated 07 Nov, 2024

Trump 2.0

It remains to be seen how his promises to bring ‘peace’ to Middle East reconcile with his blatantly pro-Israel bias.
Fait accompli
07 Nov, 2024

Fait accompli

A SLEW of secretively conceived and hastily enacted legislation has achieved its intended result: the powers of the...
IPP contracts
07 Nov, 2024

IPP contracts

THE government expects the ongoing ‘negotiations’ with power producers aimed at revising the terms of sovereign...