Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz urges religious scholars to play part in improving society
\n Lahore
\nPunjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday said that Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan\u2019s (TLP) seminaries have been handed over to religious scholar Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rahman, following a ban on the religio-political party.
\nThe federal government, on October 24, imposed a ban on TLP after its protests resulted in the death of a police station house officer (SHO) and three others, including a passerby.
\nAt a meeting of the Ittehad-e-Bain-ul-Muslimeen in Lahore, CM Maryam said that the purpose of seminaries and mosques is to impart religious knowledge.
\nShe said that photos of the violence that occurred during the TLP protests were \u201csomething one cannot imagine\u201d.
\n\u201cVehicles assigned for cleaning were set ablaze. Roads were blocked, causing difficulties for people,\u201d she said.
\nThe Punjab chief minister assailed the banned TLP for \u201cacting on its own whims\u201d, which she said disgraced religious leaders and parties across the country.
\nThe TLP had announced to stage a sit-in outside the US Embassy to demonstrate solidarity with Gaza.
\nHowever, they faced roadblocks across Punjab, while their protest camp was dismantled in Muridke, leading to confrontations with police.
\nReferring to the party\u2019s planned sit-in in the federal capital, the Punjab CM called it the government\u2019s responsibility to protect those living in Pakistan.
\n\u201cEmbassies around the world are respected and given protection,\u201d she said.
\nCM Maryam expressed dismay over the call to protest despite an agreement reached for peace in Gaza.
\nShe said that workers of the banned TLP hit the streets armed and made unnecessary demands to the government.
\n\u201cHow was it solidarity with Palestine when calls were made to attack Islamabad after the [Gaza peace] agreement?\u201d Maryam asked.
\nThe Punjab CM then urged religious parties to \u201cdistance themselves from such groups\u201d, while calling for religious scholars to play their part in improving society.
\nRecalling the May 9 riots, she said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf\u2019s (PTI) \u201cdownfall began\u201d when the \u201cparty took up arms\u201d.
\n\u201cIf the PTI had continued its political struggle, no one would have objected,\u201d she said, while noting that her party never took up arms or committed violence during its political struggle.
\nCM Maryam questioned the rationale behind keeping weapons during the protests, saying that authorities recovered large caches of weapons during raids on TLP offices.
\nIt is worth noting here that the whereabouts of TLP chief Saad Rizvi and his brother, Anas Rizvi, remain unknown, with authorities saying that they would be arrested soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz urges religious scholars to play part in improving society Lahore Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday said that Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan\u2019s (TLP) seminaries have been handed over to religious scholar Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rahman, following a ban on the religio-political party. The federal government, on October 24, imposed a ban on TLP after […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":511427,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-511411","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n