Pakistan remains on edge as violent clashes between security forces and supporters of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) spread across Punjab, prompting a massive deployment of police and paramilitary forces. Large contingents of Pakistan Rangers and police surrounded the group’s main protest camp in Muridke on Sunday amid reports of a looming crackdown.

By Monday, police said TLP protesters who had camped in Muridke were dispersed after fierce clashes, reported Dawn. A police station house officer (SHO) was killed and three TLP members died in the confrontation, according to Punjab Police spokesperson Mubashir Hussain.

Authorities swiftly closed roads and motorways around Lahore and Islamabad, which had only just reopened, as panic spread among residents. Some schools in Islamabad als

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