Security personnel walk back after having a talk with TLP supporters during a protest along a blocked street in Lahore on Sunday. AFP
Policemen stand guard as supporters of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) take part in a protest while blocking a street in Lahore on April 18. AFP
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid in the early hours of Monday announced that after the first round of talks with the recently proscribed Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), 11 policemen who were taken hostage in Lahore have been released. Talks have started with the TLP. The first round went well and the second round will take place after sehri, Rashid said in a video message. They have released 11 policemen who were made hostages and have gone into the Rehmatul Lil Alameen Mosque [Yateem Khana Chowk]. The police have also stepped back.
Pakistan violent protests: Bilawal questions govt over not implementing NAP
Pakistan
Mon, Apr 19, 2021
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addressing media persons during press conference held at Media Cell Bilawal House in Karachi on Monday, April 12, 2021. PPI/File
ISLAMABAD: PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday criticised the government, saying it had not implemented the National Action Plan (NAP).
The PPP leader was reacting to the recent spate of violence across the country, as supporters of a proscribed organisation clashed with police over the past couple of days.
Offering his condolences over the martyrdom of law enforcement personnel in the recent clashes and the deaths of citizens, the PPP chairperson said these clashes reflected the government s failure to resolve tensions peacefully.
Bilawal Bhutto launches broadside at govt for not bringing issues to Parliament
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Why did the selected govt not implement the National Action Plan, asks Bilawal.
Bilawal expresses grief over the loss of lives in recent clashes.
Violence begets more violence, says PPP chairperson.
ISLAMABAD: PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday regretted the loss of lives in the recent clashes that took place in various cities across the country.
Pakistan has been rocked by violent protests over the past couple of days as supporters of a proscribed organisation have held protests across the country, leading to clashes with police officers.
Policemen stand guard as supporters of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) take part in a protest while blocking a street in Lahore on April 18. AFP
Security personnel walk back after having a talk with TLP supporters during a protest along a blocked street in Lahore on Sunday. AFP
Workers of the recently proscribed Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) brutally tortured a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) and took him, as well as four other officials, hostage on Sunday, spokesperson for Lahore CCPO Rana Arif told
Dawn.com.
Police said the violence occurred after miscreants an apparent reference to TLP workers attacked a police station and abducted the DSP, adding that it acted only in self-defence . An operation against the TLP activists is still underway.