Supporters of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif clashed with those of opposition leader Imran Khan, as an opposition street protest marched towards Islamabad on Friday.
Rival supporters threw stones, as the protest, aimed at ousting Sharif, made it's way through the Punjab province. Led by Khan and preacher Muhammad Tahir-ul Qadri, the protesters accuse Sharif of election fraud and demand that he resign immediately, threatening to hold a sit-in in Islamabad until he does so.
Khan, who said his vehicle was damaged in the clashes, warned that “if anything happens to me, there will be violence,” vowing to post images of attacks on his supporters on Twitter.
See more from Reuters here.
The clashes occurred as Taliban-linked militants claimed responsibility for an attack on two airbases in the Baluchistan province.
“We have carried out the attacks to avenge the killing of innocent civilians during the ongoing military operation in North Waziristan,” said a militant spokesperson, claiming that they had killed 35 members of the security forces and destroyed 2 aircraft in the attack.
See more from the New York Times here.
Also see our earlier post: Airport attack kills one in Pakistan (14 August 2014)
Rival supporters threw stones, as the protest, aimed at ousting Sharif, made it's way through the Punjab province. Led by Khan and preacher Muhammad Tahir-ul Qadri, the protesters accuse Sharif of election fraud and demand that he resign immediately, threatening to hold a sit-in in Islamabad until he does so.
Khan, who said his vehicle was damaged in the clashes, warned that “if anything happens to me, there will be violence,” vowing to post images of attacks on his supporters on Twitter.
See more from Reuters here.
The clashes occurred as Taliban-linked militants claimed responsibility for an attack on two airbases in the Baluchistan province.
“We have carried out the attacks to avenge the killing of innocent civilians during the ongoing military operation in North Waziristan,” said a militant spokesperson, claiming that they had killed 35 members of the security forces and destroyed 2 aircraft in the attack.
See more from the New York Times here.
Also see our earlier post: Airport attack kills one in Pakistan (14 August 2014)