Pakistan Bows To Militant Demand, To Expel French Ambassador
Tehreek-i-Labaik Pakistan has staged countrywide protests demanding the expulsion of the French ambassador over a cartoon of Prophet Muhammad published in France AP/PTI Photo outlookindia.com 2021-04-20T21:12:21+05:30
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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan as Opposition leader had tangoed frequently with various hard-line religious outfits and presented himself to the electorate as a devout Muslim ready to come to the defence of Islam. These same elements have come to haunt him as violent anti-France protests led by the Tehreek-e-Laibaik Pakistan (TLP) brought the country to the brink. Two policemen were killed, 11 kidnapped (now released) while scores of protesters were injured in violent clashes with law enforcers.
Violent Protests Rock Lahore After Radical Outfit Takes Six Security Personnel Hostage
Tehreek-i-Labaik Pakistan, a banned Islamist outfit reportedly took six security personnel hostage on Sunday after the government arrested its chief Saad Hussain Rizvi on Monday Twitter Outlook Web Bureau 2021-04-18T20:07:33+05:30 Violent Protests Rock Lahore After Radical Outfit Takes Six Security Personnel Hostage outlookindia.com 2021-04-18T20:11:31+05:30
Violent protests erupted in Lahore on Sunday after six security personnel were held hostage by members of the banned, radical outfit Tehreek-i-Labaik Pakistan (TLP).
The development follows days of unrest after the Pakistan government banned the TLP for demanding that it expel the French ambassador over a caricature of Prophet Muhammad published in France, last year.