By M ZulqernainLahore, Nov 14 (PTI) Fifty activists of the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) have been arrested in Pakistan's Punjabprovince for blocking roads, authorities said today.
Last week, Punjab police arrested over 300 TLP activistsduring clashes with them.
Holding placards and clubs the TLP protesters weredemanding the release of their fellow activists in Gujrat,some 150-km from Lahore.
They blocked the GT road for traffic. Police contingentused baton to disperse them and arrested 50 or so protesters.
"We have taken 50 TLP activists for blocking the road fortraffic and registered a case against some 100 - 20 nominatedand 80 unidentified people - for blocking the road and othercharges," Gujrat Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Ali Randhawatold reporters.
He said more activists of TLP are being detained underMaintenance of Public Order for 30 days.
TLP - a recently formed political party of Barelvi sect –has been protesting against federal and provincial lawministers Zahid Hamid and Rana Sanaullah, respectively, fortheir alleged 'soft corner' for the Ahmadi minority community.
The protesters are demanding their resignations.
The TLP activists had also blocked the main roadconnecting Rawalpindi city with Islamabad for the last oneweek. The PML-N government, however, refrained from usingforce to disperse them from there.
TLP chief Khadim Hussain Rizvi said his party workerswill not call off their sit-in till the government sacks thefederal law minister for making changes in the electionnomination papers form regarding the finality of the Prophet.
Sanaullah said the TLP workers will not be allowed tocreate law and order situation in the province in the name ofreligion. He said the government is handing the TLP sit-in inIslamabad wisely. PTI MZZH.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.