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Punjab Forms 12 JITs for TLP Cases as Province Urges Nationwide Replication

Officials cite Rs23.4bn frozen with 92 accounts blocked, with over 2,000 arrests pushing cases toward prosecution.

Overview

  • The Home Department constituted 12 joint investigation teams comprising police, CTD and intelligence officials, assigning seven to Lahore and five to Sheikhupura.
  • Punjab Police report more than 75 cases and over 2,000 named arrests, with a special prosecutor engaged to expedite proceedings.
  • Authorities say raids on TLP sites recovered sophisticated weapons, ammunition, bulletproof jackets and other combat gear, while financial pipelines were disrupted.
  • The provincial government will formally ask the Centre to replicate its enforcement measures against the banned group across other provinces.
  • Officials report broad cleric engagement with more than 61,000 mosque and imam registration forms distributed and about 82% completed, while 31 FIRs were filed over harmful social media content and reports differ on whether nine or 90 alleged financiers were booked.