Pakistan refineries facing imminent shutdown

Jun 22, 2022

Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 : Amid an acute shortage of petroleum products, refineries in Pakistan have urged the federal government to take urgent steps...

Maharashtra Worker union calls for shutdown of market in Pune to support reservation demand

Nov 01, 2023

All businesses and trade under the Agricultural Produce Market Committee shut down today to support the Maratha reservation demand by Manoj Jarange Patil.

Voting closes in Pakistan's national elections amid internet outages, rigging allegations

Feb 08, 2024

The polling for the general elections in Pakistan concluded amid allegations of rigging and the shutdown of cellular and internet services., Dawn reported.

Social media platform 'X' shutdown continues for seventh day in Pakistan

Feb 24, 2024

Digital rights activists had slammed the authorities' move to disrupt the access to the social media platform and deplored the utter lack of transparency...

Farmers protesting in Islamabad threaten shutdown in Pakistan if demands not met

Oct 02, 2022

Islamabad [Pakistan], October 2 : Pakistan's Kissan Ittehad has threatened the Shehbaz Sharif government with a nationwide shutdown if the demands of the farmers...

Pakistan's textile factories shut down due to shortage of cotton

Oct 04, 2022

Islamabad [Pakistan], October 4 : The already fragile Pakistan economy, hit hard by the devastating floods, now faces the shutdown of textile factories as...