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The '''2021 Pakistani protests'''
The protests intensified across [[Pakistan]] after the party's leader [[Saad Hussain Rizvi]] was arrested on 12 April 2021.<ref name="bbc">{{cite news|author=|date=12 April 2021|title=تحریک لبیک کے سربراہ سعد رضوی کی گرفتاری: اسلام آباد، پنڈی میں مظاہروں کے مقامات پر انٹرنیٹ بند، گوجرانوالہ میں مظاہرین سے نمٹنے کے لیے پولیس کبڈی ٹیم میدان میں|publisher=bbc.com|url=https://www.bbc.com/urdu/pakistan-56718427|access-date=13 April 2021}}</ref><ref name="samaa">{{cite news|author=|date=13 April 2021|title=TLP protesters block major Pakistan roads, highways|publisher=samaa.tv|url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2021/04/protest-causes-massive-traffic-jam-in-karachi/|access-date=13 April 2021}}</ref><ref name="dawn">{{cite news|author=|date=13 April 2021|title=Police constable beaten to death in Lahore as TLP protests against Rizvi's detention continue for 2nd day|publisher=dawn.com|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1618005|access-date=13 April 2021}}</ref>
== Background ==
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France advised its citizens and French companies to temporarily leave Pakistan due to the violent protests' strong [[Francophobia|Francophobic]] nature.<ref>{{Cite web|title=France Advises Citizens To Leave Pakistan After Violent Protests|url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/france-advises-citizens-to-leave-pakistan-after-violent-protests-2414605|access-date=2021-04-17|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|last1=Hashim|first1=Asad|title=France tells citizens to leave Pakistan ‘due to serious threats’|language=en|work=www.aljazeera.com|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/15/france-tells-citizens-to-leave-pakistan-due-to-serious-threats|access-date=16 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Hashim|first1=Asad|title=France tells citizens to leave Pakistan ‘due to serious threats’|language=en|work=www.aljazeera.com|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/15/france-tells-citizens-to-leave-pakistan-due-to-serious-threats|access-date=16 April 2021}}</ref>However, several French nationals refused to leave the country, stating that the threats were from TLP radicals, but not from ordinary citizens.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-17|title='They said they'd protect me': French nationals refuse embassy call to leave Pak|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/they-said-they-d-protect-me-french-nationals-refuse-embassy-call-to-leave-pak-101618651418576.html|access-date=2021-04-18|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> An anonymous Pakistani diplomat speaking to the French newspaper, [[Le Figaro]], said that their country's [Pakistan's] international reputation was deteriorating due the actions of the TLP. <ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Paris appelle les Français à quitter le Pakistan|url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/international/la-france-recommande-a-ses-ressortissants-de-quitter-temporairement-le-pakistan-20210415|access-date=2021-04-18|website=LEFIGARO|language=fr}}</ref> [[Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan|Pakistani Taliban]] came out in support of TLP protesters and stated, "we will make [the government] accountable for every drop of the martyrs' blood."<ref>{{cite news|date=15 April 2021|title=Pakistan to ban religious party after deadly protests nationwide|language=en|work=Arab News|url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1843131/world|access-date=16 April 2021}}</ref>
The Government has reportedly reached an agreement with TLP to end the protests and the government has agreed to table a resolution regarding the expulsion of the French ambassador in the national assembly.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-20|title=TLP calls off nationwide protests|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/2295806/tlp-calls-off-nationwide-protests-as-na-debates-french-envoy-expulsion|access-date=2021-04-21|website=The Express Tribune|language=en}}</ref> As part of the agreement, TLP chief Saad Hussain Rizvi had been released on the 20th of April, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-20|title=TLP chief Saad Rizvi reportedly released from custody|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/2295790/tlp-chief-saad-rizvi-reportedly-released-from-custody|access-date=2021-04-21|website=The Express Tribune|language=en}}</ref> TLP member [[Shafiq Amini]] requested all demonstrators to disperse and keep the peace. However, the government refused to lift the ban on the organisation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TLP calls off Lahore sit-in|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/823289-tlp-calls-off-lahore-sit-in-after-govt-puts-french-envoys-expulsion-to-vote-in-na|access-date=2021-04-21|website=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en}}</ref>
==See also==
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