TEHRAN – Pakistani forces moved against protesters blocking a key road in the capital Sunday after demonstrators attacked a police checkpoint, state media reported. PTV said the Pakistan Rangers took control of the Faizabad sit-in in Islamabad after protesters set ablaze a car and four motorbikes. The rangers are an armed paramilitary force under the […]
TEHRAN – Pakistani forces moved against protesters blocking a key road in the capital Sunday after demonstrators attacked a police checkpoint, state media reported.
PTV said the Pakistan Rangers took control of the Faizabad sit-in in Islamabad after protesters set ablaze a car and four motorbikes.
The rangers are an armed paramilitary force under the command of Pakistan’s military, CNN reported.
Protesters have been blocking the road connecting Islamabad and the neighboring city of Rawalpindi since November 6.
They are demanding the resignation of the country’s law minister for what they consider blasphemy after parliamentary bills were amended, weakening rules that require lawmakers to reference the Prophet Mohammed when taking their oaths.
At least two people have died and more than 250 others been injured in the street demonstrations, according to hospital officials.
