Paramilitary soldiers stand guard on a road during a protest by supporters of the banned Islamist political party Tehrik-e-Labaik Pakistan in Lahore, Pakistan April 18, 2021. — Reuters picLAHORE, April 19 — Eight Pakistan police officers and special rangers were being held hostage Sunday by supporters of a radical Islamist party, officials said, after days of violent anti-France protests.
“The group is still holding eight police officers, including rangers and constables, hostage. Some of those taken hostage in the morning were released later in the day, but eight still remain,” Rana Arif, a police spokesman in Lahore told AFP, referring to the country’s paramilitary force. A video circulating online — the authenticity of which has been confirmed to AFP by Lahore city police — shows a senior police officer with a bloodstained bandage wrapped around his head being held at the mosque.
Muhammad Shabir, an injured TLP protester, said supporters had been staging a peaceful sit-in when they were attacked by police. “No negotiations are taking place, tried for two-three months but they are not ready to backtrack from their agenda and the government has no other choice but to establish its writ,” he said at a press conference.
“Let me make clear to people here & abroad: Our govt only took action against TLP under our anti-terrorist law when they challenged the writ of the state and used street violence & attacking the public & law enforcers,” he tweeted.“We cannot tolerate any such disrespect & abuse,” he added.
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