Tensions flared in Pakistan ahead of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan’s (TLP) planned ‘Labbaik Ya Aqsa Million March’ , as violent clashes between party supporters and police in Lahore left dozens injured during an anti-Israel protest on Thursday.
Following the unrest, the government suspended mobile and internet services in Islamabad and Rawalpindi and sealed entry and exit routes to the capital. The move follows orders from the Ministry of Interior, which directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to cut connectivity from midnight Friday for an indefinite period. The decision, approved by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, comes amid heightened security concerns surrounding the TLP’s planned demonstration outside the U.S. embassy in Islamabad.
Police raided the TLP headquarte