Khan like always kicked off his shotgun speech with a fierce broadside to Prime Minster Nawaz Shairf, whose resignation is the main bone of contention between the government and his party. Sharif is a liar. He is afraid of you. His time is up. And he knows it, said he. Earlierm Federal Interior Minister, Chaudhry Nisar slammed violent anti-government protests as a revolt against the state as lawmakers backed beleaguered Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Parliament met for an emergency session after three days of clashes between police and club-wielding demonstrators demanding Sharifs resignation, which have left three dead and nearly 500 injured. Sharif has resisted calls for him to go but protest leaders Imran Khan and Tahir-ul-Qadri have refused to back down, raising political tensions to fever pitch. Violence erupted on Saturday when Khan and Qadri ordered their followers to storm the prime ministers official residence, with protesters throwing rocks at police who responded with tear gas and rubber bullets.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 14:01:56 +0000
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