New Delhi: Pakistan has banned the far-Right Islamist political party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), days after violent clashes between its supporters and police amid protests over the war in Gaza.

The decision, taken Thursday at a federal cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, came on the recommendation of the Punjab provincial government under the country’s Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), according to local reports.

The Prime Minister’s Office said the cabinet “unanimously approved” the move after reviewing evidence of TLP’s involvement in what it described as “violent and terrorist activities”. Show Full Article

“The organisation, established in 2016, has repeatedly incited violence across the country,” the statement read. “Despite earlier assurances, it has contin

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