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The government was forced to accept Tehreek-e-Labbaik’s demands after a government operation to break up the sit-in went awry and sparked violent protests across the country.
Here’s a timeline to understand how it all began and came to an end:
November 6
- The Tehreek-e-Labbaik activists start their march from Lahore towards Islamabad
![](https://c.tribune.com.pk/2017/11/1-1511790005.jpg)
November 8
- Sit-in protest begins as religious group blocks Faizabad Interchange
- The 2,000 protesters demand resignation of Law Minister Zahid Hamid for allegedly amending the Khatm-e-Nabuwwat clause in the Election Act 2017
November 14
- Tehreek-e-Labbaik activists injure three cops at the Faizabad Interchange
![](https://c.tribune.com.pk/2017/11/rangers-1511790034.jpg)
November 16
Khatm-e-Nabuwwat clause back in its original form
- The National Assembly gives the nod to ‘The Election (Amendment) Elections Bill 2017’, seeking restoration of the Khatm-e-Nabuwwat [finality of Prophet-hood] clause to its original form
IHC orders religious group to end sit-in
- The Islamabad High Court (IHC) orders the religious group to end its sit-in on the Faizabad Intersection — the main link between the twin cities
![](https://c.tribune.com.pk/2017/11/2-1511790242.jpg)
November 19
Second deadline to call off Faizabad sit-in ends, protest continues
Govt turns to scholars to placate Faizabad protesters
- The government convenes a grand meeting of leading clerics in an effort to find a peaceful solution to the protracted sit-in that has paralysed the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad for the last two weeks
November 20
Man 'carrying 2kg of explosives' held near Faizabad protest site
- Islamabad police arrest a suspect allegedly carrying 2kg of explosive material near Faizabad Interchange
IHC irked by govt failure to execute its order to break sit-in
- IHC issues show-cause notices to the district administration Islamabad and interior ministry officials over their failure to implement the court order to disperse the sit-in
![](https://c.tribune.com.pk/2017/11/pro-2-1511790269.jpg)
November 21
Supreme Court takes notice of Faizabad sit-in
- The Supreme Court of Pakistan takes notice of the sit-in
November 23
Govt can get rid of Faizabad protesters within three hours, claims interior minister
- Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal says the government machinery is capable of clearing Islamabad’s Faizabad Interchange of religious protesters within three hours if assured against the propagation of the sensitive issue
![](https://c.tribune.com.pk/2017/11/3-1511790621.jpg)
November 24
Protesters given final warning to clear crucial intersection
- The Islamabad administration issues a final warning to the protesters, occupying the Faizabad Interchange to clear the roads or face “strict action”
November 25
Government launches crackdown against Faizabad sit-in protest
- Police, Frontier Corps personnel launch crackdown but retreat within hours
COAS advises PM to give peace a chance
- Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa telephones Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and advises him to handle the Faizabad sit-in peacefully as “violence is against national interest and cohesion”
![](https://c.tribune.com.pk/2017/11/4-1511790626.jpg)
Government call out army to break up Faizabad sit-in, but military says it ‘can't use force against our own people’
November 27
Law Minister Zahid Hamid resigns following an agreement between Tehreek-e-Labbaik and the government
Khadim Hussain Rizvi calls off Faizabad sit-in
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