The protests, which spread on Saturday to several other cities in Pakistan, have left about 200 injured, including dozens of police officers. Local media reported that about 150 protesters in Islamabad had been arrested by police, who used water cannon, rubber bullets and tear gas. News media also reported protesters breaking into the house of former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan. In Islamabad, thousands of security officials were deployed to break up the protests. The protests illustrate the difficulty the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party faces in dealing with religious extremists.

Source: The Guardian November 25, 2017 17:26 UTC