LAHORE: Lahore police arrested Saad Hussain Rizvi chief of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), he was arrested in provincial capital, confirmed a party spokesperson on Monday.
Pir Ejaz Ashrafi, the spokesman said that no charges were framed against Saad Rizvi, who is in custody after Zuhar prayers on Monday from Jamia Masjid Rehmat ul Aalameen on Multan Road, Lahore.
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The police didn’t give any reason to arrest him, Pir Ashrafi said, adding that the TLP chairperson had announced a protest on April 20.
Saad was elected as the TLP chief in November 2020, by the party’s Shura after his father Khadim Hussan Rizvi’s death. The announcement was made after the funeral prayers.
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