Punjab government has decided to withdraw 40 cases against Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Syed Saad Rizvi and other activists of the party.
It may be recalled that the federal government had sought the opinion of the Punjab government on lifting the ban on TLP, on which the Punjab cabinet decided to seek approval through circulation summary.
Later, 18 members of the Punjab cabinet had recommended lifting the ban on TLP
On the other hand, the Punjab government has decided to withdraw 40 cases against Saad Rizvi and other workers and the provincial government initiated steps to withdraw the cases.
According to sources, in the first phase, 20 cases against Saad Rizvi and others with a sentence of 3 years or less will be withdrawn and in the second phase, cases of 5 years or less will be withdrawn.
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The government implemented Thursday yet another point of an agreement reached with Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) as it removed the name of the organisation’s chief Saad Rizvi from the Fourth Schedule of the Anti-Terrorism Act.
His name was removed from the Fourth Schedule – a list on which suspects of terrorism are put under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 – on the recommendation of the District Intelligence Committee, Lahore.
The Punjab Home Department has issued a notification to this effect. Saad Rizvi’s name was placed in the Fourth Schedule on April 16, 2021.
“Federal Government, under Sub-Section (I) of Section 11-U of Act ibid has removed the name of Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan from 1st Schedule of Act ibid as a proscribed organization,” read the notification.
“Now therefore, name of Hafiz Muhammad Saad s/o Khadim Hussain is, hereby, deleted from the list of 4th Schedule of Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 with immediate effect.”
