TLP ends sit-in after negotiations with Pakistan government

ISLAMABAD: The two-day long complete blackout of cellular services, closure of all routes with blockades and containers, pushing the locals of the federal capital Islamabad and its twin city Rawalpindi into a complete choked situation, which resulted in the wake of a massive protest sit-in by religious group Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), finally ended after successful negotiations with the government. The TLP leadership announced the end to the protest sit-in, staged at the Faizabad interchange, saying that the government had accepted all of its four demands.

Thousands of TLP supporters led a rally from Rawalpindi and staged it at the main entry point, the Faizabad interchange, that connects Islamabad and Rawalpindi, demanding removal of the French Ambassador in Islamabad in protest against the French Prime Minister, who had justified making of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad.

Thousands of TLP supporters took part in the anti-France rally and sit-in, vowing to not leave until the French Ambassador is not expelled and sent out of his office.

The government negotiation team led by Minister of Religious Affairs Pir Noorul Qadri, Interior Minister Ijaz Shah and Deputy Commissioner Islamabad, negotiated with the TLP leadership, calling them to end the protest as both cities were completely chocked and locals were suffering to zero connectivity or commute for work or in case of emergency.

As per the written agreement signed between the TLP leadership and the government team, it has been agreed that the government will take a decision form the Parliament regarding expulsion of the French ambassador within three months and will not appoint its Ambassador to France. (IANS)

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