Major roads in Lahore were blocked for traffic due to the TLP's protest near Multan Road. Islamabad and Karachi also face blockades due to the protest.
Dawn quoted a police official as saying that the step has been taken as a 'pre-emptive measure'. TLP vice chief Syed Zaheer, in a video message, said that the government broke the agreement signed with the group regarding Namoos-e-Risalat. He asked workers and leaders of the TLP to come out on roads to protest Saad Rizvi's detention.