TLP’s legitimacy as a political party questioned by top court

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday raised questions on Tehreek-e-Labbaik’s (TLP) registration as a political party.

A two-judge bench headed by Justice Mushir Alam also issued a notice to the Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) regarding TLP’s registration.

Justice Qazi also asked over what grounds was TLP registered under the 2002 political party order and asked the AGP whether the new government had a similar stance on the Faizabad sit-in as the previous PML-N led government.

The hearing of the case has been adjourned until the second week of November.

In November 2017, TLP held a 21-day-long sit-in at Islamabad’s Faizabad Interchange. The government was forced to accept the protestor’s demands after a government operation to break up the sit-in went awry and sparked violent protests across the country. These demands included the resignation of law minister Zahid Hamid.

Source: Express Tribune