UNREST: Supporters of opposition parties throw stones atriot police in Lahore, Pakistan. Rahat Dar / EPA
Protests Against Pakistani Government Turn Violent -- Yahoo News/AP
LAHORE, Pakistan – Pakistan's opposition leader defied house arrest on Sunday to join anti-government protests that quickly descended into violence and chaos, with running battles between stone-throwing protesters and police.
The power struggle between Pakistan's president and the opposition leader Nawaz Sharif threatens to paralyze the government and, alarmingly for the U.S., distract the nuclear-armed country from its fight against Taliban militants operating along the Afghan border.
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More News On The Political Protests In Pakistan
Pakistan protesters clash with police -- L.A. Times
Police and Protesters Clash in Pakistan -- New York Times
Pakistani protesters clash with police in Lahore -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Pakistan 'long marchers' clash with police in Lahore -- The Guardian
Pakistan ex-PM ignores 'arrest' -- BBC
Pakistan's Sharif leads demonstration to capital, defying detention order -- China View
Sharif defies house arrest order -- Al Jazeera
Pakistan Opposition Leader Is Held Before Protest -- New York Times
Pakistani Government to Appeal Ruling Against Opposition -- Voice of America
Pakistan Detains Opposition Leader Nawaz Sharif -- Los Angeles Times
Sharif Under House Arrest in Pakistan -- Associated Press
Pakistan on Edge as Zardari Arouses Rebellion -- The Times
Pakistan President Under Pressure -- Daily Telegraph
Pakistan's crackdown on protests creates fissures in ruling party -- Christian Science Monitor
In pictures: Pakistan protests -- BBC
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