Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has given a free hand to law enforcement agencies (LEAs) to counter the ongoing violent protests by the banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP). Presiding over a high-level meeting here on Thursday, Buzdar directed the LEAs to take all possible measures to maintain the law and order situation in the province. TLP workers have also blocked GT Road in Gujranwala district from both sides. Railway operations between Lahore and Rawalpindi have been disrupted and all trains between the two cities have also been cancelled. DIG Railway Police Waqar Abbasi directed the personnel to be on patrol and alert at Lahore, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Jhelum, Lala Musa, Gujarat and Wazirabad railway stations and platforms.

Source: The Express Tribune October 29, 2021 05:22 UTC