The released workers assured of never repeating the vandalism.
Islamabad (Pakistan Point News – 13th December, 2018) Over 300 arrested workers of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) were released on Thursday following negotiations with the government.
TLP leaders Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Tabani, Hafiz Ishtiaq Kotli from Azad Kashmir and Syed Zain ul Abideen Shah of Hafizabad were also released from jail.
Sources confirm of backdoor contact between government and the TLP.
The released workers assured of never repeating the vandalism.
Earlier, the Interior Ministry had on December 10 ordered to release 900 workers of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP).
Media reports said that the ministry has ordered to release C-category workers against surety bonds.
Following the orders, the 900 TLP workers, arrested for inciting violence, arson and damage to public and private property, will be released.
On December 1, the top leadership of TLP was booked under sedition and terrorism charges for inciting violence, arson and damage to public and private property during their protest in the first week of November.
A case of sedition and terrorism was registered against TLP leader Khadim Hussain Rizvi at Civil Line Police Station Lahore while Pir Afzal Qadri was booked in Gujrat. Similarly, cases were lodged against Iniyatullah Haq and Hafiz Farooqul Hassan at the Rawat Police Station.
The miscreants had damaged public property worth Rs 50 million, besides misbehaving with common citizens during the TLP protest. They had even harassed women, besides snatching their purses. Such miscreants were being identified and booked under Anti-Terrorism Act. Many of them had already been arrested.
Khadim Rizvi, Afzal Qadri and Hafiz Faooqul Hassan were taken in to protective custody on November 23. Some 2,899 TLP activists were also held in Punjab, 139 in Sindh and 126 in the Federal Capital.
Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry had said that those, who were not directly involved in violence, would be released after taking surety bonds from them that they would not participate in such illegal activities in future.
Fawad said it was the state's responsibility to devise policies for the society. All the political parties and state institutions are subservient to the Constitution. Holding peaceful protest is a constitutional right of every citizen, but it should be in ambit of law and the Constitution.
