Jueves, 12 de abril de 2018

Pakistan: Urban centres: Anticipate, avoid protests by Sunni Muslim groups on 12 April

Last Updated: 12 Apr 2018 08:30 (GMT) Members in Lahore (Punjab province) and other urban centres on 12 April should anticipate and avoid planned protests by Sunni Muslim groups from 16.00 (local time). Leaders of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) and Tehreek-i-Labaik Ya Rasool Allah (TLYRA) have called for demonstrations over the Punjab government’s perceived failure to honour an agreement that ended a November 2017 sit-in protest by Sunni groups in the capital Islamabad. Gatherings are likely to focus on Lahore, where support for the TLP and TLYRA is concentrated, but may also take place elsewhere. Protests in Lahore are liable to cause disruption near the Data Darbar shrine, as well as nearby sections of the N-5 National Highway.