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TLP Chief Khadim Rizvi Has Been Taken Into Custody

Lahore (November 24, 2018): Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) Chief Khadim Hussain Rizvi has been taken into custody by law enforcement agencies while the crackdown has also been conducted against TLP.

According to police sources, a crackdown is currently underway against TLP leaders in several major cities. At least 30 of the party’s workers have been arrested from various parts of the capital, the sources said.

Khadim Rizvi had given a call to observe Martyrs’ day on November 25, and had asked the party workers and supporters to gather at Faizabad on the day.

The reports of his arrest come weeks after the TLP led three-day protests across the country against the acquittal of Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman whose blasphemy conviction was overturned by the Supreme Court at the end of last month.

Dozens of workers of the party have reportedly been arrested, while police personnel have also been deployed at the Faizabad interchange in Islamabad, where the organisation had earlier staged a weeks-long protest.Image result for TLP Chief Khadim Rizvi Has Taken Into Custody: ReportsTLP central leader Dr Asif Ali Bilali, TLP Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa amir Syed Zafar Iqbal Shah Binori, Mufti Zahoor Ahmed Jalali, Allama Akram Jalali and Maulana Nisar Ahmed Jalali are some of the party leaders who were taken into custody by the law enforcement agencies from different parts of the country.

TLP’s Rawalpindi nazim Qari Shafiq Qadri, Hafiz Muhammad Hussain, Hafiz Tahir Hussain and TLP organisers Malik Taj, Ali Hassan, Qari Waqar and Rizwan Farooqui were arrested from the garrison city. Several others including Tahir Shah from Dhok Hassu, Qari Shafiqur Rehman, Adeel Abbasi from Chakri Road were also taken into custody.

A family member of Rizvi confirmed that the TLP chief has been taken into custody.

“He was arrested from his hujra in Lahore,” a family member of Rizvi told media.

Rizvi’s son, Saad said along with his father, all district leaders of TLP have been arrested.When contacted, Punjab information and law ministers said they did not know about any such action being taken against Rizvi.

Security has been beefed up across the country to thwart any untoward incident from happening. Heavy contingents of police and paramilitary forces have been deployed to protect all sensitive installations in all major cities.

The party had staged violent countrywide protests against the acquittal of Aasi Bibi last month.

Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, on Twitter, said Rizvi was shifted to a guest house after being taken into ‘protective custody’. The action was taken following the TLP’s refusal to withdraw the call to stage a protest sit-in [at Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi] on Sunday, November 25, he added.

“Protecting public lives and properties is the first priority of the government,” he said in a tweet in Urdu.

The minister went on to say that Tehreek-e-Labbaik has become a threat to public and is involved in politics in guise of a religious party. “Current action has no connection with Aasia Bibi’s case,” said Chaudhry and urged the masses to remain peaceful and cooperate with the officials.

Earlier this month, the Lahore High Court had dismissed petitions against Rizvi and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman. The petitioner had sought proceedings of treason against the two leaders for ‘issuing anti-state remarks.

Rizvi-led TLP had called of its countrywide protest sit-ins following reaching of an agreement with the federal and Punjab governments. On October 30, nationwide protests erupted against the acquittal of blasphemy accused Aasia Bibi, by the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

Rizvi had critisised state institutions including the government, military and the judiciary on numerous occasions, most notably after a failed round of negotiations between the TLP and the government.Related imageThe TLP took to the street after the acquittal of Aasia Bibi by the Supreme Court on October 30, paralysing the major cities of the country. In his immediate reaction, Prime Minister Imran Khan had warned the protesters not to incite people to violence or else the state would perform its duty to protect the life and property of its citizens.

The TLP protesters stayed put disregarding the warning and staged new protests after Friday prayers, bringing the life to a standstill.

All private and public educational institutions remained closed in major cities, while attendance in government offices and commercial enterprises was also thin.

Hospitals also suffered from staff shortages. Many neighbourhoods in Karachi remained without water as protesters had stopped water tankers at different locations.

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