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Pakistan Arrests Top Leader of Islamist Party in Lahore

The party of a radical Islamic cleric who disrupted daily life with rallies across Pakistan following the acquittal of a Christian woman in a blasphemy case has been arrested by police in the city of Lahore. In a statement, the Tehreek-e-Labbaik party said their leader, Khadim Hussain Rizvi, was arrested Friday. It also said police arrested scores of its supporters. The arrests came weeks after Rizvi's supporters held violent rallies against the October 31 acquittal of Asia Bibi...


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