What does the unbanning of TLP mean for Pakistan?
TLP’s rise and its increasing far-right influence on the country’s politics points towards a further weakening of the structures of governance under PM Imran Khan and his government
Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan approves withdrawal of ban on extremist Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan
The development comes after the government and the TLP reached a agreement following violent protests by the extremist right-wing group demanding the release of the leader Saad Hussain Rizvi
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We also look at the campaign for the release of a Pakistani professor on the death row and a struggle by Greek telecom workers.
Activists demand overturning of death sentence to Pakistani professor
The death sentence awarded to 33-year-old professor Junaid Hafeez in Pakistan, on charges of blasphemy has been termed as a travesty of justice by human rights groups who claim that it is blatantly against international law
Asia Bibi is acquitted in blasphemy case but her ordeal is not yet over
Islamist forces in Pakistan continue to mobilize demanding a review of the supreme court decision in her case and have even threatened the judges with death
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