Jalali led Lahore sit-in ends after fresh agreement with govt

Author: Web Desk

LAHORE: The Lahore sit-in staged by Tehreek-e-Labbaik Ya Rasool (PBUH) Allah (TLYR) faction led by Ashraf Jalali was called off close to midnight on Friday after a fresh agreement was reached with the government of the Punjab.

The agreed upon points are:

1) The clause number 3 of the Islamabad agreement will be implemented and Raja Zafarul Haq Committee’s report will be made public by December 20

2) The government of Punjab will form a committee comprising clerics of all schools of thoughts of Islam to decide the number of loudspeakers to be installed in mosques

3) All points of agreement between the federal government and TLYR will be implemented soon

4) United board of clerics will review religious symbols in school curriculum

Copy of the agreement

Jalali in a press conference thanked the sit-in participants and said that the government approached them for dialogue. The government delegation comprised Khawaja Saad Rafique, Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman and Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan.

Share
Leave a Comment

Recent Posts

  • Business

Tax evasion to be dealt with iron hand: Khurram Shahzad warns

Advisor to the Finance Minister Khurram Shahzad Friday announced that FBR has collaborated with the…

2 hours ago
  • Business

Short-term inflation up by 0.80%: PBS

The weekly inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), went up by 0.80 percent…

2 hours ago
  • Business

Gold rates dip by Rs.800 per tola

The price of 24 karat per tola gold decreased by Rs.800 and was sold at…

2 hours ago
  • Business

Rupee sheds 9 paisa against dollar

Pakistani rupee on Friday depreciated by 09 paisa against the US dollar in the interbank…

2 hours ago
  • Business

PSX turns bullish, gains 927 points

The 100-Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) turned around to bullish trend on Friday,…

2 hours ago
  • Business

Expanding tax base not burdening citizens: ACT Alliance

The ACT Alliance Pakistan welcomed the recent announcements by Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and…

2 hours ago