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Thousands of anti-govt protesters led by Qadri stage nightlong vigil in Islamabad

Islamabad, Jan 16: Thousands of protesters braved the bitter cold in Islamabad on Tuesday night to keep up their demands for the removal of Pakistan's government, which they see as corrupt and incompetent.Many of them



"We are here because we have warm hearts, and we want to make sure that now we try and remove the cold-hearted people from our parliament, from our government," she added.

Tuesday's major anti-government demonstrations came as the Supreme Court ordered the arrest of Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf in a corruption case.

The events set the stage for renewed political crisis in Pakistan, a key US ally in the fight against Islamic militants and efforts to stabilise neighbouring Afghanistan.

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