Violence erupted in a number of cities in Pakistan as the police clashed with the protesting supporters of an Islamist political occasion demanding the expulsion of the French envoy over the publication of blasphemous caricatures in France. At least one policeman was killed by the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) which has additionally claimed that 12 of its staff have been shot lifeless by the police. Paramilitary forces have additionally been referred to as in to manage the regulation and order in most cities of Punjab, a province of over 110 million folks.
Over 800 Indian Sikhs are amongst these affected by the street blockade by the TLP staff. The Indian Sikhs who arrived right here on Monday to attend the Vaisakhi competition in Gurdwara Panja Sahib Hassanabdal, Rawalpindi, couldn’t attain there because of the protest.
On Tuesday afternoon, the visiting Indian Sikhs left for Gurdwara Panja Sahib Hassanabdal in 25 buses which had been escorted by the police and the Rangers, an official of the Punjab authorities instructed PTI. The Sikh pilgrims had been but to achieve Hassanabdal on the time of going to press.
Asked about their anticipated arrival for the primary occasion which is scheduled for Wednesday, the official mentioned: We anticipate that the Sikh pilgrims will attain their vacation spot by early hours of Wednesday. The Indian Sikhs are additionally scheduled to go to different holy locations in Punjab throughout their 10-day keep in the nation.
The Sikh pilgrims had been to depart for his or her different holy locations from April 15 onwards. However, if the TLP protest continues, they must keep in Gurdwara Panja Sahib Hassanabdal, the official mentioned. The TLP, which bagged 2.5 million votes in the 2018 normal elections, blocked the roads throughout the nation following the arrest of its chief Allama Saad Hussain Rizvi, son of Allama Khadim Hussain Rizvi who died a number of months in the past.
The TLP, protesting the blasphemous caricatures revealed in France, is demanding the French ambassador’s expulsion and suspension of imports from France. It has set an April 20 deadline. The Imran Khan authorities had reached an settlement with the TLP in November, 2020 to contain Parliament to resolve in three months.
As the April 20 deadline was approaching, the federal government made an anticipatory transfer and arrested the primary management of the TLP, together with its chief. On Tuesday, TLP protesters lynched a policeman, mentioned the Lahore police.
A case has been registered in opposition to the TLP leaders, together with Saad Rizvi underneath homicide and terrorism prices. Its supporters clashed with the police at a number of factors of Lahore and different cities of Punjab. Violent clashes had been additionally reported from Karachi. Similarly, the hyperlink of all main motorways connecting with totally different cities of the nation was additionally reduce off by the charged demonstrators.
At some factors, the protesters surrounded the regulation enforcers to chant non secular slogans. The police suggested residents to keep away from travelling unnecessarily. In Islamabad, Prime Minister Imran Khan was briefed on the TLP protest.
Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry mentioned: The authorities won’t succumb to the stress of the Islamists. If such teams allowed to prevail their will, then each such group will make the federal government hostage to its calls for. Meanwhile, TLP spokesperson Tayyab Rizvi mentioned in a press release: ”The protests will proceed until the French ambassador is deported”.
He mentioned that 12 occasion staff have been killed in firing incidents in Karachi, Lahore and Talagang.
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