TLP protests outside mission in London
TLP protests outside mission in London
Nearly two dozen supporters, purportedly from the UK chapter of the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), gathered outside the Pakistan High Commission in London to demand that the Pakistan government expel the French ambassador as well as boycott French products.
Though they did not formally identify a leader or organiser of the protest, they carried the party’s flag and chanted its characteristic “Labbaik” slogan.
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.
Pakistan blocks social media to maintain ‘law and order’
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The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority blocked social media sites
for four hours in Pakistan Friday morning.
A temporary ban has been imposed on Facebook, Google, Twitter, Telegram, Tiktok, WhatsApp, and YouTube. They will resume working at 3pm.
The decision has been taken to maintain the law and order situation in the country.
The PTA took the step on the instructions of the Ministry of Interior. In a letter, it said that complete access to social media platforms should be suspended from 11am to 3pm.
Earlier this week, several cities in Pakistan witnessed violent protests by members of a religious group called Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan after the arrest of their.
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The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority blocked WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook, popular social media sites,
for four hours across the country Friday morning. Services were restored by about 3pm after Jummah prayers.
The temporary ban was imposed on Facebook, Google, Twitter, Telegram, TikTok, WhatsApp, and YouTube. The government said they would resume working at 3pm.
The decision has been taken to maintain the law and order situation in the country.
Pakistan bans TLP for engaging in terrorism
Ban comes three days after TLP supporters took to the streets following the arrest of leader Saad Rizvi
Policemen beat a Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan supporter during a protest in Lahore on April 13 against the arrest of their leader after he demanded the expulsion of the French ambassador over depictions of Prophet Muhammad. (Photo: AFP)
Pakistan has banned a hardline Sunni politico-religious group known for its violent support of the country’s draconian blasphemy laws.
A notification issued by the Ministry of Interior on April 15 said the decision had been taken as the “federal government has reasonable grounds to believe that Tehreek-e-Labbaik is engaged in terrorism, [has] acted in a manner prejudicial to the peace and security of the country, involved in creating anarchy in the country by intimidating the public.”