Strike averted: Seven local TLP leaders arrested

TLP workers were protesting against the Supreme Court's order in Aasia Bibi review petition case

HYDERABAD: Workers of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), protesting against the Supreme Court's order in the Aasia Bibi review petition case, allegedly tried to force shopkeepers to close the market in an area of Hyderabad.

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They also engaged in a brawl with the police which prevented the forced closure. The police later arrested seven local leaders and workers of TLP, including Sufi Raza, Muhammad Abbass, Farhan Qadri, Mansoor Qadri, Usman Qadri.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 31^st, 2019.