An anti-government protester stands guards at checkpoint at entrance of area under control near prime minister's house during the Revolution March in Islamabad
An anti-government protester stands guards at a checkpoint at the entrance of an area under their control near the prime minister's house during the Revolution March in Islamabad September 4, 2014. Pakistan's protest leaders demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's resignation prepared to resume talks with the government on Wednesday, reviving hopes for a negotiated solution to a crisis that has shaken the coup-prone nation. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
An anti-government protester takes shelter under an umbrella during heavy rain in the morning, in front of the President's house in the Red Zone, during the Revolution March in Islamabad
An anti-government protester takes shelter under an umbrella during heavy rain in the morning, in front of the President's house in the Red Zone, during the Revolution March in Islamabad September 4, 2014. Pakistan's protest leaders demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's resignation prepared to resume talks with the government on Wednesday, reviving hopes for a negotiated solution to a crisis that has shaken the coup-prone nation. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
An anti-government protester covers himself with a plastic sheet during heavy rain in the morning in front of the President's house in the Red Zone during the Revolution March in Islamabad
An anti-government protester covers himself with a plastic sheet during heavy rain in the morning in front of the President's house in the Red Zone during the Revolution March in Islamabad September 4, 2014. Pakistan's protest leaders demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's resignation prepared to resume talks with the government on Wednesday, reviving hopes for a negotiated solution to a crisis that has shaken the coup-prone nation. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Anti-government protesters, wrapped in plastic sheets, sit under an umbrella as they shelter from rain, at the premises of Parliament House during the Revolution March in Islamabad
Anti-government protesters, wrapped in plastic sheets, sit under an umbrella as they shelter from rain, at the premises of Parliament House during the Revolution March in Islamabad September 4, 2014. Pakistan's protest leaders demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's resignation prepared to resume talks with the government on Wednesday, reviving hopes for a negotiated solution to a crisis that has shaken the coup-prone nation. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST ENVIRONMENT)
Anti-government protesters take shelter under plastic sheet during heavy rain in morning, in front of President's house in the Red Zone during the Revolution March in Islamabad
Anti-government protesters take shelter under a plastic sheet during heavy rain in the morning, in front of the President's house in the Red Zone during the Revolution March in Islamabad September 4, 2014. Pakistan's protest leaders demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's resignation prepared to resume talks with the government on Wednesday, reviving hopes for a negotiated solution to a crisis that has shaken the coup-prone nation. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST ENVIRONMENT)
Anti-government protesters take shelter during heavy rain in front of President's house in Red Zone during Revolution March in Islamabad
Anti-government protesters take shelter during heavy rain in the morning, in front of the President's house in the Red Zone during the Revolution March in Islamabad September 4, 2014. Pakistan's protest leaders demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's resignation prepared to resume talks with the government on Wednesday, reviving hopes for a negotiated solution to a crisis that has shaken the coup-prone nation. Graffiti in Urdu reads, "Revolution". REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
An anti-government protester covers himself with a plastic sheet during heavy rain in the morning in front of the President's house in the Red Zone during the Revolution March in Islamabad
An anti-government protester covers himself with a plastic sheet during heavy rain in the morning in front of the President's house in the Red Zone during the Revolution March in Islamabad September 4, 2014. Pakistan's protest leaders demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's resignation prepared to resume talks with the government on Wednesday, reviving hopes for a negotiated solution to a crisis that has shaken the coup-prone nation. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
An anti-government protester holds umbrella to shelter herself from rain in front of President's house in the Red Zone during the Revolution March in Islamabad
An anti-government protester holds an umbrella to shelter herself from rain in front of the President's house in the Red Zone during the Revolution March in Islamabad September 4, 2014. Pakistan's protest leaders demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's resignation prepared to resume talks with the government on Wednesday, reviving hopes for a negotiated solution to a crisis that has shaken the coup-prone nation. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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