Dozens of police officers have been injured in violent clashes with Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) supporters, at Faizabad. The TLP protest against blasphemous caricatures published in France has continued for the second consecutive day, today.

Videos from earlier today. Police reportedly used tear gas rubber bullets, and water cannons. @BBCUrdu reports that tear gas shells also landed in the Benazir Bhutto hospital in Rawalpindi. The TLP had said their protest is peaceful. pic.twitter.com/IlOpZBBqxt

— Amber Rahim Shamsi (@AmberRShamsi) November 15, 2020

The TLP protestors are staging a sit in at the Faizabad interchange and demanding the expulsion of the French Ambassador from Pakistan. Police have deployed tear gas in an effort to disperse the protestors, after initial attempts to clear the area were met with violence from the TLP supporters.

Peaceful protest #TLPMarchAgainstFrance #TLP_LiaquatBagh_toFaizabad pic.twitter.com/gAgEo186Fn

— Siraj (@sirajulhaq) November 15, 2020

Many police officers have been injured in the clashes with protestors, including Waris Khan police station SHO Abdul Aziz. Injured police personnel and TLP protestors have been shifted to local hospitals. 

Empty shells at TLP Protest. Over a dozen policemen injured. Protestors demand the removal of the French ambassador. #tehreekelabaik pic.twitter.com/CeiSwPsBEI

— The Pakistan Daily (@ThePakDaily) November 16, 2020

The protest started in the form of a rally in Liaqat Bagh, Rawalpindi. The rally drew up to 5,000 people on Sunday, who have since marched to Faizabad. The protestors are mainly gathered around the roadblock at the interchange which is preventing their entry, en-masse, into the capital. The Islamabad administration has deployed 3,113 security personnel including police, Rangers and Frontier Corps at Faizabad.

What is this happening in RWP? You guys are protesting so protest why are you damaging public property? People payed taxes for this and every now and then you just come damage ur own country. This may put someone's life in danger.#Rawalpindi #TLP_LiaquatBagh_toFaizabad pic.twitter.com/8lEQeiukfV

— Faiza Meer (@FaizaMeer_) November 15, 2020

Mobile signals are still suspended in the twin cities. Entry points into Islamabad have been blocked using containers, and roads leading to Faizabad interchange are also blocked. As many as 16 entry points to Islamabad and 24 entry points to Rawalpindi are blocked with shipping containers.

#TLPMillionMarchKHI
Today TLP protest against france
And demand to kick out its embassador @URDUVOA @BBCUrdu @TRTWorldNow @trtworld @AFP @France24_en @ndtv @CNBC @FoxNews @ABCPolitics @geonews_urdu @ExpressNewsPK @Dawn_News @dw_urdu @RTErdogan @newsonepk @AJENews @aaj_urdu pic.twitter.com/3Fn7CdM64f

— JAZIB رضوی 🇵🇰 (@join_tlp) November 7, 2020

The protest has been the cause of much upset for citizens of the twins cities, many of whom took to twitter to complain about the general atmosphere of fear and missing important appointments like exams, etc.