At least five people, including a police officer, were killed and dozens injured when thousands of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) protesters clashed with security forces in Punjab. The protest, initially aimed at the US embassy over Gaza, turned violent near Murdike

At least five people, including a police officer, were killed and dozens of officers injured when thousands of members of a radical Islamist group clashed with security personnel on Monday in Pakistan’s Punjab province, police said.

Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) launched its protest from Lahore on Friday with the announcement to march up to the US embassy in Islamabad and give a sit-in in support of the people of Gaza. Ironically, the group decided to protest for Gaza when the war had ended and a truce had been agreed,

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