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Pakistan protests ease as rival leaders seek negotiated settlement
PAKISTAN-CRISIS/ (TV, PIX):Pakistan protests ease as rival leaders seek negotiated settlement
Children of anti-government protesters attend lessons at a makeshift school as they camp at the premises of the parliament house during Revolution March in Islamabad
Children of anti-government protesters attend lessons at a makeshift school as they camp at the premises of the parliament house during Revolution March in Islamabad September 3, 2014. Rival Pakistani politicians on Wednesday explored the possibility of a negotiated solution to weeks of protests aimed at the removal of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif that eased after turning violent at the weekend. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST EDUCATION)
Children of anti-government protesters attend lessons at a makeshift school as they camp at the premises of the parliament house during Revolution March in Islamabad
Children of anti-government protesters attend lessons at a makeshift school as they camp at the premises of the parliament house during Revolution March in Islamabad September 3, 2014. Rival Pakistani politicians on Wednesday explored the possibility of a negotiated solution to weeks of protests aimed at the removal of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif that eased after turning violent at the weekend. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST EDUCATION)
Tahir ul-Qadri, Sufi cleric and opposition leader of political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek, addresses supporters in Islamabad
Tahir ul-Qadri, Sufi cleric and opposition leader of political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT), addresses supporters in Islamabad September 3, 2014. Rival Pakistani politicians on Wednesday explored the possibility of a negotiated solution to weeks of protests aimed at the removal of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif that eased after turning violent at the weekend. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Laundry of anti-government protesters hang on a clothesline in front of the President House during the Revolution March in Islamabad
Laundry of anti-government protesters hang on a clothesline in front of the President House during the Revolution March in Islamabad September 3, 2014. Pakistan's parliament threw its weight behind embattled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday as a deepening crisis over violent protests demanding his resignation prompted fears of an army intervention. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST )
An anti-government protester sleeps near a tent in front of the President House during the Revolution March in Islamabad
An anti-government protester sleeps near a tent in front of the President House during the Revolution March in Islamabad September 3, 2014. Pakistan's parliament threw its weight behind embattled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday as a deepening crisis over violent protests demanding his resignation prompted fears of an army intervention. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Anti-government protesters wash up in the morning, in front of the President House during the Revolution March in Islamabad
Anti-government protesters wash up in the morning, in front of the President House during the Revolution March in Islamabad September 3, 2014. Pakistan's parliament threw its weight behind embattled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday as a deepening crisis over violent protests demanding his resignation prompted fears of an army intervention. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Anti-government protesters wash up while fellow protesters queue for breakfast in the morning, in front of the President House during the Revolution March in Islamabad
Anti-government protesters wash up while fellow protesters queue for breakfast in the morning, in front of the President House during the Revolution March in Islamabad September 3, 2014. Pakistan's parliament threw its weight behind embattled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday as a deepening crisis over violent protests demanding his resignation prompted fears of an army intervention. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
An anti-government protester sits atop a container while his fellow protester sleeps, in front of the President House during the Revolution March in Islamabad
An anti-government protester sits atop a container while his fellow protester sleeps, in front of the President House during the Revolution March in Islamabad September 3, 2014.Pakistan's parliament threw its weight behind embattled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday as a deepening crisis over violent protests demanding his resignation prompted fears of an army intervention. The word on the container reads as "revolution". REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)