The Future of TLP in Pakistan’s politics By Monday Apr 26, 2021 Police personnel use teargas shell to disperse supporters of religiopolitical group TLP during a protest in Karachi on April 13, 2021. Photo: AFP The Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) is here to stay. Within three years of its formation, the religious right party has not only shown immense street power but it has also proven to possess the electoral strength to spring up surprises, such as the one in 2018 in Karachi’s Lyari when the TLP candidate raked in more votes than Pakistan Peoples Party's (PPP) chairperson. At the moment, the TLP is a banned entity for damaging public property and attacking law enforcement personnel. Yet, its three members of the Sindh Assembly have not been disqualified. Not only that, but the TLP is one of the frontrunners in the upcoming by-polls in Karachi, despite internal squabbling.