Pakistan on Wednesday decided to ban a radical Islamist party under the Terrorism Act after its supporters clashed with the law enforcement agencies for the third consecutive day, leaving seven persons dead and over 300 policemen injured.
The Pakistan government has decided to impose a ban on the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan under the anti-terrorism law. In his statement on Wednesday, Pakistan Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed announced that the file will be taken to the Federal Cabinet for approval, adding that the decision was taken at the request of the Punjab government.
"The protesters were well-prepared. Pak’s Tehreek-e-Labbaik leaders used to come to all talks with the government but after issuing instructions to their workers regarding road closures," he said.
Supporters of the religious party took to the streets Monday afternoon after TLP chief Saad Hussain Rizvi was arrested by the Lahore police. The report said that main roads in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, and other cities were blocked following this, and people were stuck in traffic for hours.
Sheikh Rasheed said all highways, motorways, and roads in Punjab have now been cleared. "The protesters created a lot of problems for the government and the public." Before the TLP, Pakistan had two Barelvi political groups: the Sunni Tehreek and Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan.
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