Islam
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP)
26/40· HighConfidence: Medium
Pakistani Barelvi political-religious party founded by Khadim Hussain Rizvi (2015). Notorious for violent street mobilisation around blasphemy law issues. Briefly banned under Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Act in 2021.
CLCI radar
High Control
BITE breakdown
Behavior Control6/10
Information Control6/10
Thought Control7/10
Emotional Control6/10
Modifiers (+1)
+1 for Pakistani government banning under Anti-Terrorism Act (2021, lifted) and ongoing violent street mobilisation.
Founded
2015
Members
Hundreds of thousands of mobilisable supporters
Active in
Asia
In context
TLP emerged from Barelvi clerical opposition to Pakistan's blasphemy-law amendments and the execution of Mumtaz Qadri (assassin of Punjab governor Salman Taseer). Multiple violent street confrontations have killed dozens. Pakistan's 2021 ban was lifted after political negotiations.
Legal cases & controversies
- Pakistani 2021 ATA ban
- Multiple violent street incidents
Timeline
- 2015Founded by Khadim Hussain Rizvi
- 2021Banned under Pakistan ATA; lifted after negotiations
Sources
- Pakistani press coverage
- International Crisis Group reports
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