ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad district administration has launched a large-scale crackdown against Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), sealing the party’s offices, mosques, and seminaries across the federal capital following recent violent protests.
According to official sources, the authorities sealed TLP’s central office situated on Murree Road at Athal Chowk, along with another key office in Madina Town, Simly Dam Road, Bhara Kahu. The Jamia Mosque and Madrassa Anwar-e-Madina in Nai Abadi, Bhara Kahu, were also closed down as part of the operation.
Additional closures included TLP’s union council-level offices in Shahpur, Simly Dam Road, Bhara Kahu, Seri Chowk, and Phulgran, along with the Mumtaz Qadri Mosque and Jamia Mosque at Satrah Mile on Murree Road.
A coordinated law enforcement operation has also been launched to arrest party workers and leaders.
The Inspector General (IG) of Islamabad Police has directed all Station House Officers (SHOs) to take immediate action against those involved in violent activities. New FIRs have been registered, and several TLP members have been taken into custody from Bhara Kahu, Tarnol, and Sangjani areas.
Meanwhile, in Lahore, the business community, civil society, and religious groups have rejected TLP’s call for a nationwide strike against the crackdown.
They condemned the party’s violent tactics and disruption of public life, terming them unjustified and harmful to both the economy and citizens.
Prominent business leaders, in video statements, said the TLP’s protests were “misguided” and “anti-people.” Atif Ikram Sheikh, a well-known business figure, stated that strikes only bring financial losses and that traders would not support actions that damage the country’s economic stability.
In a related move, the Punjab government has also decided to take strict action against extremist elements and those involved in creating unrest as part of the nationwide crackdown on TLP.
