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A day before nominations end for Bangladesh’s January 7 parliamentary election, the country’s leading opposition party has confirmed that it will not participate in the vote, citing irregularities by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government. Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Senior Joint Secretary General of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, told Al Jazeera there is “no chance of us participating in the election” until …

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J&K: Former Separatist Joins Mainstream Politics; Appointed Vice President of Apni Party

Former separatist Syed Muzaffar Rizvi, who was the General Secretary of Itihadul Muslimeen– a Shia separatist outfit part of the Hurriyat Conference amalgam– had embraced mainstream politics in Jammu and Kashmir. He further wrote, “We are committed to save the credibility of the party and the principles of our Late founder in particular… Any person holding any position will be …

Islamabad: Instead of begging for aid in front of the entire world, the Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistani government should go to nations with a nuclear bomb and demand money, said Islamist leader Saad Rizvi, who heads the previously banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan party. Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan was previously banned in Pakistan, but in 2021, party members forced former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan …

Details of the agreement will be disclosed in the coming days, the far-right TLP party said. Pakistan’s government has reached an agreement with the outlawed far-right Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan party, putting an end to a 10-day protest that resulted in violent clashes. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and religious leader Mufti Muneebur Rehman took part in the talks but did not …

At least four policemen were among eight persons killed in fresh clashes between supporters of a radical Islamist party --Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan -- and police in Pakistan’s Punjab on Wednesday. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Pakistan Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said the supporters of the outlawed TLP opened fire at police using Kalashnikovs. TLP’s founder late Khadim Rizvi's son …

The country has been witnessing large-scale violent protests, especially in Lahore, against the government for not releasing their party chief Saad Hussain Rizvi On Monday, the Pakistan government headed by Prime Minister Imran Khan released 350 activists of the banned Islamist outfit Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan. The TLP workers have been holding violent protests across the nation, especially in Lahore, against the …

The development comes after Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan workers been holding violent protests across the nation, against the government for not releasing their party chief Saad Hussain Rizvi Islamabad: Pakistan government has released 350 activists of the banned outfit Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, interior minister Sheikh Rashid has announced, averting another showdown with the radical Islamist party that was threatening to hold a “long …

Islamist group gives two-day deadline to Pakistan govt to release party chief and expel French envoy

A radical Islamist party, whose tens of thousands of supporters are camping on the way to Islamabad, on Sunday gave a two-day deadline to the Pakistan government to release their party chief and expel the French ambassador or face sit-in the national capital. After talks with the banned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said on Sunday that the …

Pakistan ‘to ban’ far-right religious party after violent protest

The move comes after protests by Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, which called for the expulsion of the French envoy, led to the death of two policemen. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s government will move to ban the far-right Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan party, which has held days of violent countrywide protests resulting in the deaths of at least two police officers, the country’s interior minister …

Protesters hold rallies for second consecutive day following the arrest of far-right Muslim leader Saad Rizvi. Islamabad, Pakistan – Protests have continued for the second day across Pakistan against the arrest of a far-right Muslim leader who heads a party known for holding mass demonstrations on the issue of perceived “blasphemy”. The scale of the demonstrations had reduced from a …

Protests began after Saad Rizvi, leader of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan party, was arrested by police in Lahore. Islamabad, Pakistan – Protests have erupted in several cities across Pakistan after police took into custody the leader of a far-right religious party known for holding mass demonstrations over the issue of “blasphemy”. The protests began after Saad Rizvi, leader of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik …

Firebrand Pakistani cleric Khadim Hussain Rizvi died here on Thursday at the age of 54, his political party TLP said. Replying to a question about Rizvi having diagnosed with COVID-19 symptoms, Nawaz said he couldn’t confirm this, but the TLP chief had severe fever and cough. After two days of violent clashes between TLP protesters and police in Rawalpindi, the …

Shia Waqf Board President Wasim Rizvi, who is known to be a strong advocate of building Ram Mandir at Ayodhya, has once again stirred controversy by calling the Gandhi family as Muslims. When asked about which party he thinks would be able to form the government after the Lok Sabha elections, Rizvi attacked the Gandhi family saying that only the …

Is Bangladesh a one-party state?

Last month, the notorious Khadim Hussain Rizvi was arrested by the Pakistani Police along with scores of members of his Islamist party Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan. Yesterday, controversial Dutch politician and a Member of Netherlands’ Parliament, Geert Wilders, thanked Pakistani Prime Minister for arresting Rizvi who had put a Fatwa on his head. Make sure he will be in jail for the …

Khadim Hussain Rizvi, whose TLP party held massive protests against Aasia Bibi’s acquittal, has been arrested. In a tweet, Pakistan’s Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said Rizvi “has been taken into protective custody and shifted to a guest house”. Khadim Hussain Rizvi has been taken into protective custody by police and shifted to a guest house.They insisted to come to Rwp …