The Federal Government of Pakistan has moved to officially ban the religious political party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) following a wave of violent protests, riots, and incitement of hatred across the Punjab province in early October 2025. This decision, spearheaded by the provincial government, marks one of the most decisive crackdowns against the hardline group, which has a notorious history of challenging the state’s authority through street power.

The immediate catalyst for the renewed government action was the TLP’s massive protest march—dubbed the “Gaza solidarity" march—which began on October 10 from Lahore with the stated goal of reaching the US Embassy in Islamabad. The group was protesting a recent US-brokered Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement, which TLP leadership, inclu

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