Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday said the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) would be treated as a “militant” organisation in view of its persistent tendency to challenge writ of the state by creating chaos with the support of anti-state elements. Referring to the long march of the TLP on the Grand Trunk (GT) road, he said that was a proscribed organisation and a militant group instead of religious one. The proscribed TLP would not be allowed to challenge writ of the state at any cost, he added. Some leaders of this organisation [TLP] won’t be affected by any potential unrest. The fresh clashes between the TLP and the police came as the outfit resumed its march towards Islamabad after talks with the government fell through.

Source: The Express Tribune October 28, 2021 05:45 UTC