Pakistan govt decides to ban radical Islamist birthday celebration

Pakistan on Wednesday determined to ban an intensive Islamist celebration beneath the Terrorism Act after its supporters clashed with the legislations enforcement agencies for the third consecutive day, leaving seven people useless and over 300 policemen injured.

indoors Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed advised the media that the Tehreek-i-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) changed into being banned under the guideline 11-B of Anti-Terrorism Act of 1997.

"I even have approved a proposal despatched by using the govt of Punjab to ban the TLP," he mentioned.

Ahmed referred to that at least two police officers have been killed and 340 injured in clashes with the protestors during the final two days.

there were media stories that as a minimum two protestors had been also killed.

The TLP had launched the country-broad protest on Monday following the arrest of its chief Saad Hussain Rizvi ahead of April 20 time limit the Islamists had given to the Imran Khan government annoying exp ulsion of the French ambassador for booklet of caricatures of Prophet Muhammad.

The minister additionally observed that all motorways and highways had been cleared and the leading choking factor in primary cities additionally cleared of protestors. He talked about that the legislations implementing companies have been working the elements the place still some protestors had been latest.

interestingly, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf executive which is absolutely backed through the militia institution had signed an contract with the TLP in November closing agreeing to expel the French ambassador.

The TLP launched a large protest in November remaining 12 months against the cartoons but dispersed after the agreement with the government to expel the ambassador via February. The deal changed into prolonged unless April 20.

The govt had promised to take motion on the demands of the TLP by way of bringing a law in the parliament.

The TLP shot to fame in 2017 when it held a massive protest for three weeks within the busy Faizabad interchange near Islama bad. It lifted the lockdown of the metropolis after the then government sacked the legislations minister.