Supporters of Imran Khan, Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek e-Insaf (PTI) political party listen to their party leaders as a police officer stands guard in front of the Parliament house building during the "Revolution March" in Islamabad
Supporters of Imran Khan, Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek e-Insaf (PTI) political party listen to their party leaders as a police officer stands guard in front of the Parliament house building during the "Revolution March" in Islamabad August 27, 2014. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told parliament on Wednesday he would not be cowed by thousands of demonstrators camped outside the assembly demanding his resignation. Protesters led by cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and firebrand cleric Tahir ul-Qadri have rallied in Islamabad for almost two weeks and vowed to occupy the capital until Sharif resigns - a demand the premier has firmly rejected. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Supporters of Tahir ul-Qadri, Sufi cleric and leader of political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT), listen to their party leaders in front of the Parliament house building during the "Revolution March" in Islamabad
Supporters of Tahir ul-Qadri, Sufi cleric and leader of political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT), listen to their party leaders in front of the Parliament house building during the "Revolution March" in Islamabad August 27, 2014. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told parliament on Wednesday he would not be cowed by thousands of demonstrators camped outside the assembly demanding his resignation. Protesters led by cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and firebrand cleric Tahir ul-Qadri have rallied in Islamabad for almost two weeks and vowed to occupy the capital until Sharif resigns - a demand the premier has firmly rejected. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Supporters of Tahir ul-Qadri, Sufi cleric and leader of political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT), listen to their party leaders in front of the Parliament house building during the "Revolution March" in Islamabad
Supporters of Tahir ul-Qadri, Sufi cleric and leader of political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT), listen to their party leaders in front of the Parliament house building during the "Revolution March" in Islamabad August 27, 2014. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told parliament on Wednesday he would not be cowed by thousands of demonstrators camped outside the assembly demanding his resignation. Protesters led by cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and firebrand cleric Tahir ul-Qadri have rallied in Islamabad for almost two weeks and vowed to occupy the capital until Sharif resigns - a demand the premier has firmly rejected. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Supporters of Tahir ul-Qadri and Imran Khan chant slogans against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in front of the Parliament house building during the "Revolution March" in Islamabad
Supporters of Tahir ul-Qadri, Sufi cleric and leader of political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT), and Imran Khan, Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political party chant slogans against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in front of the Parliament house building during the "Revolution March" in Islamabad August 27, 2014. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told parliament on Wednesday he would not be cowed by thousands of demonstrators camped outside the assembly demanding his resignation. Protesters led by cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and firebrand cleric Tahir ul-Qadri have rallied in Islamabad for almost two weeks and vowed to occupy the capital until Sharif resigns - a demand the premier has firmly rejected. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Supporters of Tahir ul-Qadri, Sufi cleric and leader of political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT), chant slogans against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in front of the Parliament house building during the "Revolution March" in Islamabad
Supporters of Tahir ul-Qadri, Sufi cleric and leader of political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT), chant slogans against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in front of the Parliament house building during the "Revolution March" in Islamabad August 27, 2014. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told parliament on Wednesday he would not be cowed by thousands of demonstrators camped outside the assembly demanding his resignation. Protesters led by cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and firebrand cleric Tahir ul-Qadri have rallied in Islamabad for almost two weeks and vowed to occupy the capital until Sharif resigns - a demand the premier has firmly rejected. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Supporters of Tahir ul-Qadri, Sufi cleric and leader of political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT), chant slogans against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in front of the Parliament house building during the "Revolution March" in Islamabad
Supporters of Tahir ul-Qadri, Sufi cleric and leader of political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT), chant slogans against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in front of the Parliament house building during the "Revolution March" in Islamabad August 27, 2014. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told parliament on Wednesday he would not be cowed by thousands of demonstrators camped outside the assembly demanding his resignation. Protesters led by cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and firebrand cleric Tahir ul-Qadri have rallied in Islamabad for almost two weeks and vowed to occupy the capital until Sharif resigns - a demand the premier has firmly rejected. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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A supporter of populist cleric Tahir ul-Qadri, leader of political party PAT, takes bath with others in front of Parliament house building during Revolution March in Islamabad
A supporter of populist cleric Tahir ul-Qadri, leader of political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT), takes a bath with others in front of the Parliament house building during the Revolution March in Islamabad August 27, 2014. Thousands of protesters, led by opposition leader Imran Khan and Qadri, are now camped out in the heart of Islamabad - the so-called "Red Zone". REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Supporters of Qadri queue for morning tea in front of the Parliament house building during the Revolution March in Islamabad
Supporters of populist cleric Tahir ul-Qadri, leader of political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT), stand in a queue for morning tea, in front of the Parliament house building during the Revolution March in Islamabad August 27, 2014. Thousands of protesters, led by opposition leader Imran Khan and Qadri, are now camped out in the heart of Islamabad - the so-called "Red Zone". REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)