After denying any kind of talks a day earlier, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid issued a statement on Monday morning saying that talks with the banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) had begun.
In a video message released on the micro-blogging website Twitter, Sheikh Rashid said that the first round of talks has been completed with great improvement and remained positive while the second round will take place in the morning after dawn. نیوز اپڈیٹ
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He said that the abducted policemen have been released by the TLP and have gone to Rehmat-ul-Alamin Mosque while the police have also retreated.
He said that the talks have been held by the Punjab government in the second phase of which the remaining issues will also be settled and one of the 192 checkpoints was left and it has improved.
In addition, a case of 'attack' on Nawankot police station against TLP workers has also been registered under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Moreover, security in major cities is on high alert after religious leaders went on strike in protest of the Lahore incident.
On the other hand, a Lahore police spokesman said that Lahore CCPO Ghulam Mehmood Dogar took part in the rescue operation.
The spokesman said that apart from the police force, Rangers have also been deployed at sensitive places across the city while the protest at Nawankot has dispersed and law enforcement agencies are present at the scene.
It may be recalled that a spokesperson of CCPO Lahore had earlier told Dawn that TLP workers had subjected a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) to 'inhumane torture' and that he and four other personnel had been killed. Has been taken hostage.
Later, Punjab Chief Minister's Special Assistant Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan had said that the attackers had abducted 12 policemen, including a DSP, and taken them to their headquarters.
Strike call
A special meeting of Ahl-e-Sunnat organizations was held under the chairmanship of Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman on the situation in Lahore, after which a press conference was held today calling for a nationwide wheel jam strike which was supported by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) and Jamaat. Islamic also did.
Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman had said, "There are restrictions on mainstream media, so accurate information is not available. However, the information that is reaching the people through social media is so horrible and painful that we are all heartbroken and teary-eyed." '
He further said, "This act of these people (banned TLP) deserved your praise in 2017 because then there was someone else in power and when you yourself are in power, the same action is yours." What could be more hypocritical than terrorism?
"Prison workers in police stations and jails are being tortured, they are being tortured, we demand the immediate release of workers in police stations and jails on personal bail and all Withdraw fake FIRs, without which it would be prudent to expect a peaceful solution to the problem. نهتے عوام سے ناموس رسالت کے بارے میں عہد شکنی کرکے حکومت نے لاہور میں جو خونریزی کی اسکی جتنی مذمت کی جائے کم ہے چند افراد نے پولیس پر جوحملے کئے وہ بھی یقیناً غلط تھے لیکن ان سے آج کی گئی سفاکی اور درندگی کا کوئی جواز پیدا نہیں ہوتا حکومت ہوش میں آئے اور دانشمندی سے کام لے
On the other hand, prominent religious scholar Mufti Taqi Usmani also condemned the 'bloodshed by the government in Lahore' in a Twitter message.
In the message, he said that the attacks on the police by some people were certainly wrong but they did not justify the brutality and brutality committed by them today. The government should come to its senses and act wisely.
What happened at Lahore Yateem Khana Chowk?
It may be recalled that clashes broke out between protesters and police at Yateem khana Chowk in Lahore yesterday, leaving three people dead and hundreds injured, including 15 policemen.
The authorities had banned the broadcast of any news related to the clash, including the attack on the police station, abduction of personnel, deaths and injuries throughout the day.
In evening, however, government officials came to private channels and stated that the riots began when TLP protesters stormed a police station and took DSPs and officials hostage.
In a video message, TLP spokesman Shafiq Amini said police and other security forces attacked their base in Lahore at 8am, killing "several workers and injuring scores more".
He also said that the hostages had attacked his headquarters and that he was involved in the killing of his workers.
"The personnel were given first aid after being rescued from the mob. They are in our custody and will be released when the situation improves because of the mob's presence outside the TLP center at the moment," he added. It has been dangerous to release them.
Punjab Police had issued a statement claiming that miscreants attacked Nawankot police station on Sunday morning, trapping Rangers and police officers present there. Later, they kidnapped DSP Nawankot and took him to their headquarters. They also took an oil tanker of 50,000 liters of petrol with them.
According to the statement, the police and Rangers pushed back the miscreants and took back the control of the police station.
