Tents of anti-government protesters are pictured in front of Parliament house in the Red Zone during the Revolution March in Islamabad
Tents of anti-government protesters are pictured in front of Parliament house in the Red Zone during the Revolution March in Islamabad September 9, 2014. Leaders of Pakistani protests demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's resignation are making progress in talks with the government, officials said on Monday, trying to find a solution to a crisis that has destabilised the coup-prone nation. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Anti-government protesters sleep beside tents set up in front of Parliament house in the Red Zone during the Revolution March in Islamabad
Anti-government protesters sleep beside tents set up in front of the Parliament house in the Red Zone during the Revolution March in Islamabad September 9, 2014. Leaders of Pakistani protests demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's resignation are making progress in talks with the government, officials said on Monday, trying to find a solution to a crisis that has destabilised the coup-prone nation. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
A supporter of the chairman of the PTI political party Khan gestures in front of the Parliament House building during the Freedom March in Islamabad
A supporter of the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political party Imran Khan,gestures next to Khan's cut-out image in front of the Parliament House building during the Freedom March in Islamabad September 8, 2014. Leaders of Pakistani protests demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's resignation are making progress in talks with the government, officials said on Monday, trying to find a solution to a crisis that has destabilised the coup-prone nation. After weeks of deadlock, protest leaders Khan, a former cricket star, and Tahir ul-Qadri, a firebrand Sufi cleric, are now in talks with government officials. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Anti-government protesters listen to a speech by their leader Qadri, in front of the Parliament house in Islamabad
Silhouettes of anti-government protesters are seen as they listen to a speech by their leader Tahir ul-Qadri, a Sufi cleric and leader of the political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT), in front of the Parliament house in the Red Zone during the Revolution March in Islamabad September 8, 2014. Leaders of Pakistani protests demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's resignation are making progress in talks with the government, officials said on Monday, trying to find a solution to a crisis that has destabilised the coup-prone nation. After weeks of deadlock, protest leaders Imran Khan, a former cricket star, and Qadri are now in talks with government officials. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Qadri, displays a copy of the Constitution of Pakistan to supporters while addressing them outside the parliament house in Islamabad
Tahir ul-Qadri, Sufi cleric and leader of political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek, displays a copy of the Constitution of Pakistan to supporters while addressing them outside the parliament house in Islamabad September 8, 2014. Leaders of Pakistani protests demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's resignation are making progress in talks with the government, officials said on Monday, trying to find a solution to a crisis that has destabilised the coup-prone nation. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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