Leader quits TLP

Published December 2, 2018
PS-54 contender Maulana Mehran dissociates from Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan. ─ File photo
PS-54 contender Maulana Mehran dissociates from Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan. ─ File photo

MITHI: Abdul Qadir Naimi aka Maulana Mehran who had contested for the PS-54 Dahli seat on a Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) ticket in the July 25 general elections has dissociated himself from the party.

Speaking at a press conference at the local press club on Saturday, Maulana Mehran announced that he now had nothing to do with the party. “I am no more a part of the TLP,” he declared, and advised his voters, followers and supporters to avoid any act that could lead to a confrontation with state institutions and security agencies.

Published in Dawn, December 2nd, 2018

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