We all need to understand one basic thing first, and if we truly understand this, then WE will understand who TLP really is.
For decades. the Military through its agencies has created parties and organisations DELIBERATELY. IJI, MQM, Ethnical Parties in Sindh and KPK, JUI, PML-Q, etc. are examples of it. THIS IS THE WAY PAKISTAN MILITARY CONTROLS THIS COUNTRY; BY DIVIDING PEOPLE"S VOTES AND LOYALTIES BECAUSE THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THEY CAN CONTROL WHAT GOES ON IN PAKISTAN !!
It is a juggling act which the Generals in Pakistan are experts in. They have blackmailed sitting PMs using these techniques. They have ensured that NO ONE GETS THE MAJORITY IN THE GOVERNMENT !
TLP IS NOTHING MORE THAN AN ARMY'S CREATION TO DIVIDE VOTES, PEOPLE AND CAUSE DESTABALISATION.
I respect your opinion always, but if we look at the history, there was a religious moderate party called Jamat Ulema e Pakistan, this party held conference in 1920, then 1935 and in 1945 it became part of Pakistan movement. They stood with Qaid e Azzam all the way, and defended him when fatwas were issued against him. They won alot of seats during elections in the new Pakistan and was the biggest Islamic party but after 1980s it started to decline as the Pakistan establishment funded and promoted JI, JUI, LJ, SSP, TJ, JD and different jihadi organisations. The JUP was too sweet and moderate and establishment wanted radical aggressive parties who wanted jihad.
After 2001 bombings on sunnis and shias, no anti terrorism religious party emerged because jihadis were too powerful.
Moderate Sunni Itthead Council came but punjab government smashed them to pieces.
MWM came for shia defence but radicals screamed Iran and this made MWM go quiet.
A vacuum was available to be filled and Tlp took it but instead of peaceful, lovey dovey intellectual party, it copied its method from JD, JUI, JI, SSP. It gave threats, made aggressive statements, massive protests to show establishment that they are the majority and will not be sidelined and they represent sunnis. They had huge following because JUP, Sunni ittehad council, Pmlq, PmlN etc failed to protect them from the radicals, they just filled the vacuum but realised by being sweet and peaceful you don't get much as proven by JUP, Sunni ittehad council etc. Tlp was Established by 2015 but for a decade before this small protests were held in Pakistan, fatwas issued by Tlp molvis but establishment and political parties couldn't care less because they were not a united force. So after 1 decade of frustration and small level protests they managed to unite in to Tlp.
The JUP is still here but its divided and kinda finished after 1980s, all the educated Ulema are either not in to politics or part of other political parties. There is a plan to counter TLP by creating a moderate party to divide Tlp votes. This plan is by the boots and all parties who will be part of it will be very close to the establishment, at the moment they are too scared because if the public clicks on then they will be in trouble so the molvis are hesitating.
So I don't believe Tlp is establishment created and Tlp itself is not a big party, the people who joined protests were the Pakistani public whom had enough, they felt they had no representative and found Tlp who condemned suicide bombings at Masjids, roads etc, a party who wanted action against terrorism, protection of the Islamic laws etc.
Tlp, just like IK is refusing to cooperate with the establishment. They want their demands met, at the moment they're quiet because big ulema told them to stop causing problems by protesting, and also during pti government people died. Establishment is trying to control them just like trying to control Pti.