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LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday disposed of a proscribed Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) petition which sought the release of its chief, Saad Hussain Rizvi, after the organization withdrew the application.
A two-member bench headed by LHC Chief Justice Amir Bhatti heard the plea. During the hearing, TLP’s counsel Moazzam Malik told the court that the petition had become “infructuous”.
“The court had sought arguments on the admissibility of the petition, our appeal for the release of Saad Rizvi has become ineffective so we withdraw it,” the counsel stated.
In earlier proceedings, another TLP counsel, Mian Pervez Hussain, had sought adjournment in the name of progress taking place for the release of party workers and its leader.
Similarly, the counsel for the petitioner had said that the matters between the government and the TLP were being settled. Heavy security was deployed in the court premises to avoid any untoward incident.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar has granted the initial approval to the summary sent to him for the revocation of the TLP’s proscribed status. The summary was sent to Chief Minister by the Punjab home department.
After granting preliminary approval to the summary, Usman Buzdar has now sought approval from the Cabinet to end the party’s proscribed status through circulation.
The cabinet wing of the services department has now sent the summary to all the ministers of the province for their signatures. As per the rules, if no reply is received within three days, the summary will be considered approved.