2017 Fayzabad protests
| 2017 Fayzabad protests | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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 | |||
| Lead figures | |||
| Casualties | |||
| Death | 6+ | ||
| Injuries | 200+ | ||
| Other protests | |||
status, result.The 2017 Fayzabad protests were a series of protests held by the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) from 8 November 2017 to 18 December 2017 at the Fayzabad Interchange. The protests were caused by the change of the word oath to declaration in the Elections Bill 2017. The protesters demanded the resignation of Minister for Law and Justice Zahid Hamid.
The TLP'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.