Anti-France protests in Pakistan: At least 7 police officers and rangers taken hostage by Islamist party supporters
• 4 years agoRioting has rocked the country since Monday, when the leader of the now-banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan was detained in Lahore after calling for the expulsion of the French ambassador
Pakistan temporarily blocks social media platforms amid anti-France protests by proscribed outfit TLP
• 4 years agoThis comes a day after the government banned radical Islamist party, Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan, whose supporters clashed with law enforcement agencies
France urges citizens to leave Pakistan as violent stirs hit country; no threat, insists interior minister
• 4 years agoAnti-French sentiment has been simmering for months in Pakistan since President Emmanuel Macron expressed support for a satirical magazine's right to republish cartoons depicting Prophet Mohammed
Pakistan election: Radical parties likely to dent right-wing PML-N's vote bank, help Opposition in tightly-contested seats
Imran Mukhtar • 7 years agoVoters in Pakistan have not shown much trust on the religious parties, however, recent trends show that these pressure groups could cause a major dent into the vote bank of PML-N, and thus helping candidates from rival parties like PPP, and PTI on 25 July