Progressive and left movements in Pakistan are voicing alarm over the increasing collaboration between the state and extremist forces, which they say is undermining citizens’ rights to life and religious freedom

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

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