Government pact with TLP can be made public after 10 days

ISLAMABAD, 02 November: The government’s agreement with proscribed Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) cannot be made public before the 10th day of the deal even though it has nothing against national interest, says Saylani Welfare Trust Chairman Maulana Bashir Farooqui.

News of the agreement between the government and TLP was announced Sunday in a press conference held by officials from the PTI government’s negotiating team.

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser were present on behalf of the government at the press conference, while Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman was also present.

Rehman had started the news conference held in Islamabad, saying talks with the banned TLP had been “successful” and that an “agreement” had been reached.

Details of the agreement, however, he had said will be revealed at a “suitable time”. He had added that the positive outcomes of the agreement will be seen in the coming days.

Speaking to a private TV channel, Farooqui said other signatories of the agreement included the NA speaker, FM Qureshi and Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan and members of the TLP shura.