LAHORE: At least two activists of the banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) were killed on Sunday when police and law enforcement agencies dispersed a sit-in in Lahore.
Two people when shot dead and several others were injured when police opened fire at a sit-in outside the Yateem Khana Chowk in Lahore where activists of the outlawed party have been protesting since earlier this week. The proscribed party had announced a march to Islamabad on April 20.
A crackdown is underway against activists of the banned TLP in Islamabad and other parts of Punjab. Law enforcement agencies in Lahore had launched a crackdown against TLP activists ahead of the impending march to the federal capital.
The situation remains intense across the province as action is being taken against TLP leaders and activists. The action has been taken to maintain law and order after the spate of violent protests and attacks on police personnel across the country.
The TLP was formally banned by the federal government earlier this week after its supporters staged three days of violent protests across the country, resulting in deaths and injuries to several policemen.
On Friday, Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed said the crackdown against the ultra-right wing group would continue and “no one will be allowed to take law into their hands at any cost”.
“We have declared them [TLP] a proscribed organisation. We will also go for its dissolution, freeze their bank accounts and block passports as well,” he added.
The minister paid tribute to the personnel of police, Rangers and other provincial authorities for defeating the elements involved in spreading chaos in the country.
