LAHORE:As Information minister , Fawad Hussain Chaudhary, has conceded that the government had back -off in Tehreek e Labaik (TLP) matter,
the court released its chief, Saad Rizvi, from jail. following the release,
TLP chief arrived at the Rehmatul Lil Alameen mosque here on Thursday.
Fawad Hussain Chaudhary also spoke to possible threat to the state from the within. He said Pakistan has no threat from the US, India, but from the within. He was referring to the threat of extremism to the society of Pakistan. He claimed that not Madrassas, but colleges were producing extremism in Pakistan.
Rizvi has been released after a reference, filed in the Supreme Court’s federal review board for his detention, was withdrawn.
The TLP chief was taken into custody on April 12, three days before the federal government declared TLP a proscribed organisation under anti-terrorism laws and launched a broad crackdown against it.
The government, following violent protests from the TLP last month, had struck a deal with the party after which, the organisation’s name was removed from the First Schedule, Rizvi’s name was taken out from the Fourth Schedule, and several supporters were released from jails.
A notification was issued by the Punjab Home Department last week, removing Rizvi’s name, which was added on April 16, from the list of the Fourth Schedule of Anti-Terrorism Act 1997.
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The TLP announced the end to a prolonged sit-in earlier this month after the government held successful talks and reached a deal with it.
