Pakistan’s Punjab Police launched a massive crackdown on Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) protesters in Muridke overnight, leading to violent clashes that left several protesters dead and injured. Security forces lathi-charged and fired tear gas shells on the march of the Islamist group, which was moving from Lahore under the leadership of party chief Saad Hussain Rizvi. TLP chief Saad Rizvi has been seriously injured in the violent clashes. At least five people, including a police officer, were killed and dozens of other officers were injured in clashes between Pakistani officials and thousands of protesters marching in support of Palestinians, police and witnesses said.
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Punjab Police chief Usman Anwar said the protesters opened fire on officers, killing one officer and injuring several others. Police said three protesters and a pedestrian also died in clashes that broke out before they were dispersed. The march was organized by the political party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, or TLP, which said in a statement that hundreds of people attending the rally were injured and the majority of casualties were among its supporters.
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Videos released by the TLP on Monday showed several vehicles burning, including a truck carrying party officials who were leading the “long march”. The march began in East Pakistan on Friday and protesters were planning to march from Lahore to the capital Islamabad. The march has resulted in violence between authorities and protesters. Police arrested more than 100 people during a protest on Saturday. The latest clashes began when protesters tried to remove shipping containers placed by police to block roads. Supporters clashed with police in Lahore and later camped in the nearby town of Muridke before resuming the march.
Another video circulating on social media showed several vehicles burning, including a truck carrying TLP workers who were leading the “long march” that began in East Pakistan on Friday. The march has resulted in violence between officers and protesters, and police arrested more than 100 people during a protest on Saturday.
Massive protest called by TLP, after the TLP chief Saad Rizvi shot by Pakistan security personnel. pic.twitter.com/ZqDnpAls9P
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