<p>Pakistan on Thursday freed a hardline Islamist leader a week after removing his name from the terrorism watch list, under a deal to end weeks of deadly protests by his followers over an alleged anti-blasphemy campaign, government officials and his lawyer said.</p>.<p>Saad Hussain Rizvi, the chief of a Sunni militant group - Tehrik-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) - was released from a jail in Lahore city, a government spokesman Hasaan Khawar told Reuters.</p>.<p>"By the grace of God, he is a free man now," said his lawyer Muhammad Rizwan.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Pakistan on Thursday freed a hardline Islamist leader a week after removing his name from the terrorism watch list, under a deal to end weeks of deadly protests by his followers over an alleged anti-blasphemy campaign, government officials and his lawyer said.</p>.<p>Saad Hussain Rizvi, the chief of a Sunni militant group - Tehrik-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) - was released from a jail in Lahore city, a government spokesman Hasaan Khawar told Reuters.</p>.<p>"By the grace of God, he is a free man now," said his lawyer Muhammad Rizwan.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>