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Pak crisis drags on

Protesters try to storm PM house; Qadri issues new ultimatum

Agencies
Police in Pakistan's capital Islamabad fired tear gas and rubber bullets on antigovernment protesters attempting to storm Prime Minister Nawaz Sharifs official residence late yesterday, injuring six people, according to officials.
Protesters have been camped outside parliament since August 15 demanding Sharif quit, claiming the election which swept him to power last year was rigged.
Some 25,000 people began to march on the prime minister's house after talks with the government mediated by the powerful army failed to end the impasse.
"The police are continuing to
fire tear gas to disperse them," an AFP journalist at the scene said, adding that the shelling began when the protestors tried to remove some barricades located in front of the residences of the prime minister and president using cranes.
Paramilitary troops and soldiers standing guard to protect the PM's house as well as other sensitive installations have not yet been called into action.
The government meanwhile struck a
defiant note, issuing a statement saying that Sharif would not be stepping down.
"There is no question of resignation or proceeding on leave by Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, nor any member from the government side has made such suggestion," the statement said.
Sharif had earlier dismissed the two-week old impasse as a "tiny storm" that would end soon.
The crisis took on a new dimension Thursday after the government asked the army to mediate, raising fears the military would use the situation to enact a "soft coup" and increase its dominance over civilian authorities.
Earlier, cleric Tahir-uI-Qadri stepped up pressure on government by setting yet another deadline of 24 hours for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to quit.
Meanwhile, in his late night address, Khan announced that his party would expand their sit-in to rallies in Lahore, Karachi, Faisalabad and Multan.
Qadri asked his supporters to join Khan’s protests. Speaking to his supporters from atop his container outside the parliament, Khan said he would announce his next step today.