Islamists clash with cops, many feared dead
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Islamists clash with cops, many feared dead
Omer Farooq Khan / TNN / Apr 19, 2021, 01:02 IST
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ISLAMABAD: A number of workers of the proscribed far-right Islamist party, Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), were feared dead and several others injured in Lahore in clashes with police after the protesters tortured a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) and took him, as well as four other officials, hostage on Sunday.
Police said the violence occurred after the protesters attacked a police station and abducted the DSP. “Today in the early morning, ‘miscreants’ [TLP workers] attacked Nawankot police station where rangers and police officers were trapped inside the police station and DSP Nawankot kidnapped and taken in the markaz [referring to TLP headquarters],” the Punjab Police posted on Twitter.
Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan protests outside Pak mission in London ANI | Updated: Apr 16, 2021 13:35 IST
London [UK], April 16 (ANI): Around two dozen of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) UK gathered outside the Pakistan High Commission in London on Thursday demanding the expulsion of the French ambassador as well as a boycott of French products from the Pakistan government.
The group gathered at Lowndes Square on Thursday afternoon to chant slogans and also submit a petition with their formal complaints to the High Commission. They also protested against the death of TLP workers who were killed during ongoing riots across Pakistan, reported Dawn.
The protestors were largely British Pakistanis settled in London, while some had travelled from Birmingham where the TLP is known to have a limited but active presence.
Shaheer Sialvi accused of inciting people to violence while denouncing arrest of Saad Rizvi
Shaheer Sialvi, a student leader and president of the State Youth Parliament. PHOTO: EXPRESS
RAWALPINDI:
Shaheer Sialvi, a student leader and president of the State Youth Parliament, has been arrested for allegedly expressing solidarity with the head of banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) and challenging the writ of the state.
Police Sub-Inspector Tayyab Zaheer told
The Express Tribune that a case has been registered at Westridge Police Station in Rawalpindi against Shaheer Haider Malik alias Shaheer Sialvi under the provisions of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA).
The police official said that Sialvi in a video which went viral on social media can be seen inciting people to violence against the state while denouncing TLP head Muhammad Saad Rizvi’s arrest.
Monitoring Pakistan protests, will ensure safe return of Sikh pilgrims: Jaishankar
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. Updated: 14 Apr 2021, 10:59 PM IST ANI
After the arrest of TLP s chief Rizvi, who was demanding that the French ambassador be sent home and import of goods from France over alleged blasphemous caricatures published in Paris, violence erupted in Pakistan
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New Delhi:India is closely tracking the developments in Pakistan and will do utmost to ensure security and safe return of the Sikh Pilgrims who have gone to pay obeisance at Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Lahore, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday.
French embassy advises citizens to leave Pakistan
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French embassy advises citizens to leave Pakistan
AFP / Apr 15, 2021, 13:40 IST
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Anti-French sentiment has been simmering for months in Pakistan since the govt of President Emmanuel Macron expressed support for a magazine s right to republish cartoons depicting Prophet Mohammed
ISLAMABAD: The French embassy in Pakistan on Thursday advised all French nationals and companies to temporarily leave the country, after violent anti-France protests paralysed large parts of the country this week. Due to the serious threats to French interests in Pakistan, French nationals and French companies are advised to temporarily leave the country, the embassy said in an email to French citizens.