Arshad Mehmood 04/14/2021
5 killed, internet service suspended, traffic brought to a standstill, buildings and vehicles torched as supporters stage violent rallies across the country
[Islamabad] Pakistan’s interior minister on Wednesday recommended banning the far-right Islamist Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) political party under the country’s anti-terrorism law, after activists and supporters staged violent rallies across the country, leaving chaos in their wake.
The party is demanding the immediate expulsion of the French ambassador along with a boycott of French products over the French president’s defense of a teacher who displayed caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.
Sheikh Rashid Ahmad, the federal interior minister, told a news conference in Islamabad on Wednesday evening that the Punjab provincial government “has requested the ban [of the party] and the summary has been sent to the federal cabinet for approval.”
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Four TTP âterroristsâ killed in Waziristan raids: ISPR
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At least four terrorists were killed in two separate intelligence-based raids in North Waziristan and South Waziristan, Pakistan army said Sunday.
The ISPR, Pakistan armyâs media-wing, said in a statement that three of them Abdul Alam Zeb, Molvi Mehboob and Mir Salam were commanders of two TTP groups.
Commander Alam Zeb, the ISPR said, was involved in more than 20 attacks on security forces in various areas of North and South Waziristan.
Former minister Alamzeb Khan passes away
Peshawar
February 12, 2021
PESHAWAR: Fateha was being offered for former federal minister Alamzeb Khan who passed away in his native Battagram district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Hazara division on Wednesday.
He was laid to rest in his village, Thakot, in Battagram.His funeral was largely attended by people from all walks of life.Alamzeb Khan had remained a federal minister after getting elected as MNA on the ticket of JUI-F. His family was politically influential in Battagram district.