Interior minister rules out talks with TLP amid clashes
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ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Sunday ruled out talks between the government and the banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) as the group took a number of law enforcement personnel hostage in Lahore amid clashes.
Speaking to reporters, Rashid ruled out negotiations with the TLP and said most of Lahore’s motorways, the main thoroughfare Grand Trunk road, and linking highways were open for traffic, but revealed there were 192 areas where he said the group had gathered.
Rashid also said the “situation is a bit tense” in the vicinity of the TLP’s madrassa, where their headquarters is located in Lahore.