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What keeps TLP relevant in Pakistan’s politics?

From Faizabad to Gaza, TLP keeps returning to Pakistan’s streets, defying bans and challenging power

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Amber Shamsi

Pakistan Editor

Amber Rahim Shamsi is an award-winning multimedia journalist, political commentator, and free speech advocate with extensive experience in media development. She previously served as Director of the Centre for Excellence in Journalism (CEJ) at IBA, where she spearheaded the launch of iVerify Pakistan, a UNDP-supported fact-checking platform. A former BBC World Service bilingual reporter, she has hosted three major current affairs shows on Pakistani news channels. She is also an IVLP and ICFJ Digital Fellow, a media trainer, and an advocate for press freedom and gender representation in journalism.

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From Faizabad to the Gaza March, Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) keeps returning to Pakistan’s streets, defying bans, challenging governments, and proving that faith-based rage still moves politics.

What keeps TLP relevant?

In this episode of The Story Behind, Lahore Editor Murtaza Dar joins Pakistan Editor Amber Shamsi to unpack how TLP evolved from street dharnas to digital mobilization, and why the state struggles to contain them.

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