Far-right Islamist Political Party in Pakistan
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (Urdu : تحریکِ لبیک پاکستان , lit. '"Here-I-Am Movement Pakistan"'; abbr. TLP ) is a far-right Islamist political party in Pakistan .[ 9] [ 10] [ 4] [ 11] [ 7] The party was founded by Khadim Hussain Rizvi in August 2015.[ 12] [ 13] [ 14] It was the fifth largest party in Pakistan at the time of the 2018 Pakistani general election , and secured over 2.2 million votes.[ 15] [ 16] It failed to win any seat in the National Assembly or the Punjab Assembly , but won three seats in the Sindh Assembly .
Tehreek-e-Labbaik is known for its violent protests against any changes to the blasphemy law in Pakistan ,[ 8] the killing of police,[ 17] and calls for deaths of Supreme Court justices.[ 18] It demands that Sharia be established as the Islamic fundamental law in Pakistan , through a gradual legal and political process.[ 2] [ 19] However, the TLP has repeatedly resorted to violent protests and mobs used to blackmail and coerce the government into agreeing to their demands.[ 20] [ 21]
The party's members belong to the Barelvi movement.[ 15] [ 16] Despite being banned, TLP was allowed to contest the elections and secured third place in Karachi by-elections.[ 22] The party organized the 2021 Pakistani protests .[ 23]
Flag of Tehreek-e-Labaik Ya Rasool Allah
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan has been called "the political wing" of the Tehreek-e-Labaik Ya Rasool Allah (TLYR), a religiopolitical group that Khadim Hussain Rizvi also founded and led.[ 24]
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