Islamabad [Pakistan], October 23 (ANI): The Pakistan government has banned the hardline religious party Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) again under its anti-terrorism law, following violent protests that left several people dead and dozens injured earlier this month, Dawn reported. The decision, announced after a federal cabinet meeting on Thursday, comes amid growing criticism over Islamabad’s repeated failure to curb extremist outfits that often operate freely in the country. According to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office, the ban was “unanimously" approved after the Punjab government recommended action against the TLP under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA). The Interior Ministry briefed the cabinet on what it called the “violent and terrorist activities of TLP across the country

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