Pakistan govt releases 350 activists of banned Islamist group to resolve tense standoff

The Pakistan government has released 350 activists of the banned outfit Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan.

Pakistan government has released 350 activists of the banned outfit Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid has announced, averting another showdown with the radical Islamist party that was threatening to hold a "long march" to Islamabad.

The TLP workers have been holding violent protests across the nation, especially in Lahore, against the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan for not releasing their party chief Saad Hussain Rizvi.