October 2021 Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan protests

October 2021 Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan protests
October 2021 Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan protests
Date	22 October – 18 November
Location	Mainly in cities of Punjab for example: Lahore, Multan, Gujrat, Gujranwala.
Caused by	The arrest of TLP emir Saad Hussain Rizvi and demands to deport the French ambassador.
Goals	Lift the ban on Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan; Release of Saad Hussain Rizvi; Deportation of the French ambassador;
Methods	Protesters: Sit-in; Demonstrations; Protest; Strikes; Assault; Riots; Hashtag activism; Online activism; Violent extremism; Vandalism; Arsons; Stone pelting; Shooting; Government and its supporters: Traffic blockage in Punjab; Traffic blockage in Islamabad; Mass shooting; Tear gas shelling; Riot police; Police brutality; Lathi charge; Police raid on TLP activists and workers houses; Stone pelting; Mass arrest; Transport restrictions; Water cannon; Internet shutdown;
Resulted in	On 7 November 2021, Government of Pakistan lifted ban on TLP's prosribed status and rehabilitated its status back.; Protests end after the TLP leader Saad Hussain Rizvi released from prison on 18 November;
Parties
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan	Government of Pakistan Pakistan Police; Pakistan Rangers; Federal Investigation Agency;
Lead figures
	Saad Hussain Rizvi ; Mufti Wazir Ali Imran Khan; (Prime Minister); Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad; (Interior Minister); Noor-ul-Haq Qadri; (Religious Affairs Minister)
Casualties and losses
50+ protestors killed ; 100+ protestors wounded ; 250+ arrested	7 policemen killed; 50+ wounded
	Other protests

The October 2021 Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan protests were started after the arrest of the extremist Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) emir Saad Hussain Rizvi, with demands to deport the French ambassador. TLP staged a sit-in on Multan Road in Lahore. After the deadline for the release of its leader Saad Hussain Rizvi expired they announced a march towards Islamabad.