The government has held talks with four members of the banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat said Saturday, amid threats by the outfit to hold a long march towards Islamabad.
The law minister’s statement came during a meeting of the committee formed for negotiations which was chaired by Minister for Interior Sheikh Rasheed.
Law Minister Raja informed the committee that in the last three days, the government has spoken to the banned outfit four times.
The banned outfit announced a “peaceful protest” on Friday after jummah prayers to demand the release of their leader Saad Rizvi.
Earlier, Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar announced the government’s decision to form a committee to hold talks with the banned outfit.