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KARACHI, PAKISTAN - APRIL 19: Religious leaders in Pakistan called for a one-day strike across the country on Monday, Apr. 19, to react to the use of excessive force that causes deaths.Muḥammad Muneeb-ur-Rehman, a Pakistani Mufti and former chairman of Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, announced with some religious leaders in Karachi that they will go on a one-day national strike to protest the clashes between police and supporters of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) party.He also demanded that the government release the TLP supporters in custody and the ban on the party be lifted.Maulana Fazlur Rehman, president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI), said in a statement in the capital Islamabad that he condemned the incidents in Lahore and JUI will support the strike.Muhammad Taqi Usmani, a Pakistani Islamic scholar and former judge who is Vice President and Hadith professor at Darul Uloom Karachi, reacted to the government's harsh intervention against protesters.He said It is absolutely wrong for some people to attack the police, but the government must also be wise.After the call of religious leaders, it was seen that thousands of people followed the strike decision and closed their workplaces. On Sunday, several people including police personnel were injured during clashes with TLP supporters in Lahore.Clashes carried out when police were surrounded the group's main office in the city and trying to free their hostages, who were taken by the group earlier on Sunday.Pakistan on Thursday banned the far-right religious group after staging violent protests in major Pakistani cities for three days.The religious group was demanding the expulsion of the French ambassador over offensive cartoons of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad published in France last year.(Footage by Sabir Mazhar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)