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Photos: Pakistan lapses into chaos as Imran Khan, Tahir-ul-Qadri demand Sharif's resignation

Pakistani protesters pushed closer to the prime minister's house in central Islamabad on Monday in their bid to force his removal and forced national television off the air after clashes turned violent over the weekend.

Pakistan: Former teammate Javed Miandad backs Imran Khan's protest

Even as the political crisis in the country deepens, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Khan's former teammate and cricket legend Miandad announced his support for the ongoing protest here.

Pakistan: Protesters storm PTV complex, shut off transmission

The weekend clashes in Pakistan left nearly 500 people injured, including some children and nearly 100 police officers.

Pakistan: Protesters storm state TV complex, cut off transmission

Transmission of the main state news TV channel in Pakistan was cut minutes after an anchor announced demonstrators had entered the building and "besieged" staff.

How Pak PM Nawaz Sharif's ended up with mass anti-govt protests

Toppled in a 1999 coup, jailed and then exiled, Sharif made a triumphant comeback as PM for a third time in last year's polls. But critics say that slow pace of reforms, apparent detachment and poor relations with the military emboldened his challengers and encouraged the anti-government protests.

Anti-govt protests: Nawaz Sharif meets Pakistan president over crisis

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today met President Mamnoon Hussain in Islamabad and discussed the current political crisis caused due to anti-government protests spearheaded by opposition leader Imran Khan and cleric Tahirul Qadri, demanding the premier's resignation.

Pak crisis puts army back in control; protests in Islamabad

Even if, as seems likely, the Khan and Qadri protests eventually fizzle out due to a lack of overt support from the military, the Nawaz Sharif will emerge weakened from the crisis.

Pakistan: Islamabad on edge after Imran Khan pledges to breach red zone

The protests come as Pakistan's armed forces wage an offensive against Taliban militants in the northwest and as the government tries to boost a flagging economy.

Pak: 147 arrested in Punjab as protests continue raging in the capital

The protests have piled extra pressure on the 15-month-old civilian government already struggling to overcome high unemployment, daily power cuts and a Taliban insurgency.

Pak protests: Imran Khan's party to mass resign from all parliamentary seats

Former cricket star Imran Khan says last year's general election, in which his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party came third, was rigged and has demanded Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resign and hold new polls.