Sheikh Rasheed, Noor-ul-Haq Qadri to hold third round of talks with TLP tonight

On Monday, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said that the Punjab government and proscribed organisation Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan’s (TLP) second round of talks had concluded, hours after the first round was successful.

In a video statement, Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed said the “first round of talks” concluded in a “successful manner” after which the policemen were released and the protesters had gone inside the Masjid Rehmatulil Alameen.

Governor Punjab Chaudhry Sarwar and Law Minister Raja Basharat represented the government in the second round of talks, the information minister said.

کالعدم تحریک لبیک اور حکومت پنجاب کے درمیان مذاکرات کا دوسرا راؤنڈ کچھ دیر پہلے اختتام پذیر ہوا، گورنر پنجاب چوہدری سرور اور وزیر قانون راجہ بشارت نے حکومت کی نمائندگی کی تیسرا راؤنڈ رات کو دس بجے ہو گا جس میں وزیر داخلہ شیخ رشید اور وزیر مذھبی امور نور الحق قادری شریک ہوں گے،

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) April 19, 2021

In a tweet, Fawad wrote “The third round will be held at 10pm, with Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed and Minister for Religious Affairs Noorul Haq Qadri in attendance.”