LAHORE, Nov 14: Punjab police have yet to locate Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Saad Hussain Rizvi and his brother Anas Rizvi, who reportedly disappeared after a mid-October operation in Muridke, even as authorities claim to have arrested 1,250 key members, including financiers and activists wanted in over 100 criminal cases.
A senior official at the Central Police Office (CPO) told Dawn on Thursday that both Saad and Anas were designated high-profile targets due to the large number of FIRs registered against them. Despite extensive surveillance and the use of advanced tracking technologies, officials say the pair remain untraceable.
According to intelligence assessments, the brothers have avoided detection by abstaining from the use of mobile phones or electronic devices, limiting the ability of law enforcement to monitor their movements. “We used many modern gadgets and technologies to trace them but failed,” the official said, adding that their disappearance had “baffled” both police and intelligence agencies.
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Initial intelligence placed the duo in a remote area of Muridke, then in Lahore and Azad Jammu & Kashmir. More recent reports suggest they may have gone underground in Karachi. “I can only confirm they are not in Punjab’s territory,” the officer said.
Lahore, home to TLP’s headquarters, has remained the centre of the crackdown. Police officials say two lists were compiled—one identifying individuals involved in previous violent protests based on geofencing data from Lahore and Muridke, and another naming financiers supporting the group. These lists were circulated to all 85 police stations in the city.
Daily operations have so far led to the arrest of 1,250 “hardcore” members, the official said. However, the intensifying crackdown has prompted many families of wanted individuals to flee their homes, disrupting children’s schooling amid fears of repeated raids.
Police officers acknowledged detaining close male relatives—fathers, brothers, sons and cousins—of wanted TLP members to obtain call records and track suspects. One Lahore SHO admitted the practice was being used under “immense pressure” but denied claims of harassment or detention of female family members.
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The crackdown follows weeks of tension after clashes between TLP activists and law enforcement during an attempted march toward Islamabad. Authorities maintain that operations will continue until all wanted individuals are apprehended.
