Punjab chief minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif chaired 30th cabinet meeting in which proposal to increase fares of electric buses in Multan, Rawalpindi and Lahore was rejected. The provincial cabinet officially ratified ban on the proscribed Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP). The Punjab cabinet approved recruitment of “School Teachers Intern” in government schools. Under the vision of Chief […]
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Government officially bans TLP under anti-terrorism law
ISLAMABAD – The Ministry of Interior has officially declared Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) a banned organization under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The decision follows approval from the federal cabinet in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. According to the interior ministry’s notification, the government has solid evidence linking TLP’s activities to terrorism. As a result, […]
Govt outlaws TLP
The federal government on Thursday declared the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) a proscribed organization under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The decision was taken during a federal cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif here. In the meeting, the Ministry of Interior presented a summary to the Cabinet following a request from the Government of Punjab. Senior […]
Punjab approves TLP ban, sends summary to Centre
Punjab Minister for Information and Culture Azma Bokhari has announced that the Punjab Cabinet has approved the ban on Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) and the summary has been sent to the federal government. She clarified that the provincial government has not made any decision regarding any mosque or madrassa; the action is being taken against a […]
Punjab Moves to Ban TLP, Cites Violence During Protests
LAHORE – The Punjab government has moved to ban Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), with a summary sent to the federal government for final approval, confirmed Punjab Information Minister Azma Bukhari on Friday. Speaking at a press conference, Bukhari stated that during TLP’s so-called “peaceful protests,” 202 police personnel were seriously injured, and 97 police vehicles were […]
Govt to present resolution in NA for expulsion of French envoy: Sheikh Rashid
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid in a video message on Tuesday said that talks between the government and the banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan remained successful. In the video statement, Sheikh Rashid said that the government today will present a resolution in the National Assembly for the expulsion of the French Envoy. He also said that the cases […]
Khadim Rizvi, other TLP leaders booked under treason, terrorism charges
ISLAMABAD: The government on Saturday has decided to take legal action against the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) and has booked its top leadership under treason and terrorism charges. Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said said that government has against too leadership of TLP including Khadim Hussain Rizvi, Pri Afzal Qadri, Hafiz Farooqul Hassan and others under treason and terrorism […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan briefed on TLP’s sit-ins, arrests
ISLAMABAD: The Interior Ministry on Tuesday has comprehensively briefed the Prime Minister Imran Khan about the criminal proceedings, crackdown on vandalism and violence activities during the three-day-sit-ins of Tehreek-e-Labbike Pakistan (TLP) The report has been submitted to the Prime Minister Imran Khan after his return from his official visit to China. The Interior Ministry In […]
Fawad Ch terms govt’s agreement with TLP as firefighting
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday has termed the government’s recent agreement with the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) to end countrywide protests as “firefighting, not a cure”. In an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Fawad Chaudhry said that using force against protesters was not the preferred method for the government to deal with […]
FIR lodged against Khadim Rizvi, Pir Afzal Qadri, 500 others for disrupting peace
LAHORE: Lahore police have registered 11 FIRs against Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Khadim Hussain Rizvi, senior leader Pir Afzal Qadri and 500 other people for in different police stations for rioting, disrupting peace and damaging public properties during protests against acquittal of Aasia Bibi. Similarly, the Islamabad police also registered two FIRs against over 100 unknown […]