Punjab government recommended the federal government to completely ban the religious party
The federal cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, has approved a decision to impose a ban on the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan.
The move came during a cabinet meeting held in Islamabad on Thursday to review law and order and the group’s recent activities.
The cabinet’s approval formalises earlier proposals by the Punjab government to outlaw the group, which has been accused of inciting violent protests in the past.
Last week, Punjab government had recommend to the Centre that a complete ban be imposed on the religious party, whose Gaza March was forcefully dispersed by authorities on October 13 in Muridke.
In a high-level meeting chaired by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, it was agreed that TLP leaders and workers involved in the death of police officers and destruction of public property will be tried in anti-terrorism courts (ATCs).
The Punjab Police claimed that during the Muridke crackdown, the TLP protesters resorted to violence that resulted in the death of one station house officer (SHO). Forty-eight police and Rangers personnel also sustained injuries during the clashes with 17 wounded by gunfire.
