Crackdown

Govt prepares list of 94 PTI leaders including Imran Khan to be arrested

LAHORE: The government has prepared a list of 94 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders to be… Read More

Bilawal to chair PPP meeting on political situation

KARACHI: Pakistan People's Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto will chair a meeting of senior party leaders… Read More

UN calls for probe into Myanmar crackdown on Rohingya

YANGON: The United Nations has called for a probe into allegations that Myanmar troops have… Read More

Nigeria launch crackdown on ‘corrupt judges’

ABUJA: Nigeria's secret police seized hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and assets in… Read More

Pemra to begin crackdown against illegal Indian channels from October 15

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has announced to launch a crackdown against illegal… Read More

‘Pakistan Kissan Ittehad’ asks government to release arrested farmers

LAHORE: Although police had detained hundreds of farmers across the province of Punjab yesterday, a… Read More

Crackdown on ‘illegal’ MQM offices extended to Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: The law enforcement agencies have expanded crackdown on ‘illegally’ built Mutahidda Qaumi Movement offices… Read More

More offices sealed in Karachi as crackdown against MQM continues

KARACHI: After an angry mob of Muttahida Qaumi Movement activists attacked media houses at the… Read More

Interior minister Quetta announces crackdown against terrorists

QUETTA: Following a bomb targeting mourners at Civil Hospital in Quetta killed scores of people… Read More

Erdogan tells West ‘mind your own business’ as journalists jailed

ANKARA, TURKEY: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday told the EU and US to… Read More

China to chart Communist Party future amid crackdowns

BEIJING: China's Communist rulers will gather in October to discuss their party's future, state media said… Read More

Twitter announces crackdown after online abuse of ‘Ghostbusters’ actor

CALIFORNIA: Twitter Inc said Tuesday it had moved to permanently suspend a number of user… Read More

China says to crackdown on fake news from social media

BEIJING: China's internet regulator will launch a crackdown on the reporting of news gathered from… Read More

Iran cracks down on ‘vulgar Western’ dog owners

TEHRAN: Dog lovers in central Iran are in uproar after authorities began confiscating their pets in… Read More

Teenagers’ escape from Indian spinning mill prompts crackdown on labour abuses

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu has launched a crackdown on factories violating labour laws after two teenage… Read More

Crackdown looms for India’s super-rich tax avoiders

NEW DELHI: Lamborghini rolled out its new $580,000 supercar onto the streets of India this month,… Read More

Brazil repatriated $125m during corruption crackdown

Sau Paulo: Brazil has launched a massive crackdown on corrupt politicians, businessman and other officials… Read More

Rangers decide crackdown on traders selling stolen goods

KARACHI: Pakistan Rangers Sindh on Thursday decided to launch a crackdown against traders involved in… Read More

SC orders crackdown on sheesha bars countrywide

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan on Thursday ordered a crackdown on sheesha bars… Read More

Israel demolishes attackers’ homes in crackdown

JERUSALEM: Israel on Tuesday demolished the homes of two Palestinians behind attacks and sealed off… Read More