2017 Faizabad sit-in
2017 Faizabad sit-in was organized by Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP). It started a protest on November 8, 2017, and set up camp at the Faizabad Interchange contesting changes in the Elections Bill 2017 in which the word oath changed to declaration. The protesters demanded the resignation of Minister for Law and Justice Zahid Hamid to "protect the identity of the country."
| 2017 Faizabad sit-in | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Police clash with protesters, 25 November 2017. | |||
| Date | 8 November 2017 – 18 December 2017 | ||
| Location | |||
| Caused by | Changes made to the Elections Bill 2017 as to the oath required for parliamentarians in the belief of finality of prophethood of Muhammad | ||
| Goals | Restoration of Finality of the Prophethood bill Resignation of Zahid Hamid | ||
| Methods | Sit-in | ||
| Status | Resignation of Zahid Hamid Finality of the Prophethood law restored as it was before the amendment Agreement between the military and TLYRA on behalf of the Government of Pakistan | ||
| Parties | |||
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| Lead figures | |||
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi | |||
| Casualties | |||
| Death(s) | 6+ | ||
| Injuries | 200+ | ||
| Other protests | |||
Tehreek-e-Labbaik's objective was achieved as the Pakistani law minister Zahid Hamid stepped down on 27 November 2017 culminating in an end to the protests that continued for 20 days without harm until, despite all the warnings given out by various religious groups about the sensitivity of the matter, because of the violence and the disturbance caused by the protesters the government was forced to use force against the protestors.