Banned TLP Ends Protest After NA Tables Resolution to Debate French Envoy Expulsion
Banned TLP Ends Protest After NA Tables Resolution to Debate French Envoy Expulsion
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Information minister says government will only release workers booked under MPO, while those arrested on murder, terror charges will need to seek court relief
The banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) on Tuesday ended its sit-in outside the Masjid Rehmatulil Alameen in Lahore, as a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf lawmaker tabled in the National Assembly a resolution to debate the expulsion of the French ambassador over the re-publication of blasphemous caricatures in France last year.
The TLP sit-in at Lahore’s Yateem Khana Chowk was launched on April 12 after the Punjab government arrested the banned group’s chief, Saad Rizvi. While the arrest had initially provoked nationwide protests, all blocked roads had been cleared by law enforcement authorities apart from the Lahore location, resulting in a viol
LWMC struggles to restore service
Heaps of garbage common eye sore at every street corner
Garbage piles in front of Chaburji pose health risks to citizens as well as undermine beauty of the historical building. PHOTO EXPRESS
LAHORE:
Heaps of garbage are a common sight along the streets in most areas of the provincial capital where more than 15000 tonnes of litter has accumulated during the past week.
The Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) appears to be struggling to bring the garbage collection and disposal system back on track after the reopening of the roads following blockade due to protests. Meanwhile, the citizens in the affected areas are complaining of stench and health risks from the rotting garbage.
Pakistan party frees 11 police hostages after protests April 20, 2021
Pakistan Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said the police had been released early Monday after negotiations with the TLP. courtesy photo Twitter
LAHORE Eleven Pakistani police officers seized by supporters of the proscribed Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) as part of their campaign to get the French ambassador expelled have been released, the interior minister said Monday.
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said the police had been released early Monday after negotiations with the TLP, which the government banned last week after effectively labeling it a terrorist organization, according to AFP report.
The officers were grabbed as hostages Sunday by supporters of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) during violent protests in Lahore. The officers had been held at a TLP mosque stronghold in Lahore, which is now packed with supporters and surrounded
Traffic flow restored in most parts of country as govt settles matters with proscribed TLP
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Situation has normalized in most parts of country.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Flow of traffic has normalized across the country except Lahore’s Yateem Khana Chowk after government settled matters with the recently proscribed Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP).
As per details, situation is getting back to normal in most party of country as markets and public transport has resumed; however, roads near Lahore’s Yateem Khana Chowk are still closed for traffic due to sit-in by the proscribed religious political party.
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said that the matters with the recently proscribed TLP have been settled after talks and a resolution on expulsion of the French ambassador from Pakistan will be presented in the National Assembly and the cases filed against TLP workers under the Fourth Schedule will be withdrawn.
Outlawed TLP announces to end countrywide protest
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Outlawed TLP announces to end countrywide protest
LAHORE (Dunya News) - The banned Tehreek-e Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has announced to end its countrywide protest, including the Lahore sit-in.
According to sources, an important statement issued by the central leader of the proscribed TLP, said that the government has fulfilled its promise by presenting a resolution in the National Assembly while positive progress has been made on other issues as well.
Shafiq Amini, a central leader of the banned TLP, announced at the party’s Lahore protest at Yateem Khana Chowk that their goal had been achieved. He told protestors to end the sit-in and return to their homes after which the party workers started vacating the area.