Pakistan calls in army to end anti-blasphemy protests
The Pakistani army has been called in to restore order to the capital after clashes between anti-blasphemy protesters and police left at least 174 people injured. Thousands of riot police and paramilitary personnel on Saturday fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon at the protesters in an attempt to dislodge them from a major highway into Islamabad. The protesters, numbering as many as 2,000, stood their ground, fighting back […]
