Cleric leads thousands in Pakistan protest march

Published on Jan 14, 2013, 1:52 AM

LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) - An influential Pakistani preacher on Sunday led thousands of supporters at the start of a protest march on the capital Islamabad to demand key reforms before looming elections.

Hundreds of cars, buses and trucks carrying around 7,000 people left the easternmost city of Lahore, expected to grow in number as they passed through towns and villages en route to Islamabad, accompanied by a heavy security presence.

By late Sunday the march had reached the town of Kamoke, some 50 kilometres north of the city, and organisers claimed that up to 200,000 people had joined the slow-moving caravan.

The number of protesters could not be verified independently and police declined to give any estimates.

Source : http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/asia/story/cleric-leads-thousands-pakistan-protest-march-20130114

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