LAHORE: The Punjab government has surrendered to the demands of theTehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) after supporters of TLP leader KhadimHussain Rizvi— a proclaimed offender in at least 14 cases— took to streetson Thursday.

TLP leader Rizvi, who had been holding a sit-in at Lahore’s Data Darbarsince April 2, to pressurise the government into accepting his demands hadordered his supporters to come out on streets after the TLP deadline to thegovernment ended.

Subsequently, the situation spilled over with the TLP members blockingmajor roads and highways in various cities, including Lahore, Rawalpindiand Faisalabad.

Following the protests, the government agreed to hold negotiations with theTLP which led to a breakthrough and a settlement was reached to end theprotest.