But the advent of the Tehrik-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) party in 2015 brought the Barelvis to the centre-stage of religious politics in Pakistan. A new political force – Tehrik-e-Labbaik-Ya-Rasul-Allah (TLYRA) and its political wing – Tehrik-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) – has appropriated Barelvi interests and emerged as a forceful new player in Pakistan. [48]Around the same time, however, a chain of events catalysed what would historically be the most radical explosion of Barelvi sentiment in Pakistan. [11] Asia Report NO95, “The State of Sectarianism in Pakistan,” International Crisis Group, April 18, 2005. [119] “PST, allies distance themselves from TLP protest call,” Dawn, November 25, 2018, https://epaper.dawn.com/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=25_11_2018_117_004; also see “Leader quits TLP,” Dawn December 02, 2018, https://epaper.dawn.com/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=02_12_2018_117_007.

Source: Pakistan Today September 15, 2021 05:03 UTC