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Pakistan Protests in Pictures

26 November 20171,033

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Pakistan Protests in Pictures
A policeman takes a picture of a car burned during clashes near the Faizabad junction in Islamabad, Pakistan November 26, 2017. REUTERS/Caren Firouz
Pakistani police officers beat a protester during a clash in Islamabad, Pakistan. AP
A demonstrator detained by a policeman gestures near the Faizabad junction in Islamabad, Pakistan. [Caren Firouz/Reuters]
Police retrieve their motorcycles which were burned during clashes with protesters near the Faizabad junction in Islamabad, Pakistan November 26, 2017. REUTERS/Caren Firouz – RC11A631CD10
Supporters of religous group ”Tehrik Labayk Ya Rasool Allah” shout slogans to protest the crackdown by Police on their group’s supporters in Islamabad, in Lahore. [Rabat Dar/EPA-EFE]
A protester walks near burning tents during clashes with police at Faizabad junction in Islamabad, Pakistan November 25, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer – RC1DC6445490
Supporters of the Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan, an Islamist political party, chant slogans as they walk to join the sit-in protest in Karachi, Pakistan November 25, 2017. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro – RC12F79D3520
Pakistani police officers beat a protester during a clash in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017. Pakistani police have launched an operation to clear an intersection linking capital Islamabad with the garrison city of Rawalpindi where an Islamist group’s supporters have camped out for the last 20 days. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
Pakistani protesters gather next to burning police vehicles after setting on fire them during a clash in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017. Pakistani police have launched an operation to clear an intersection linking capital Islamabad with the garrison city of Rawalpindi where an Islamist group’s supporters have camped out for the last 20 days. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
Protests began after a reference to the prophet Mohamed was omitted from a constitutional bill in parliament AFP/Getty Images
Six people are believed to have died in the protests and hundreds were injured, including police. AFP/Getty Images
Rangers stand guard at a flashpoint with protesters near the Faizabad junction in Islamabad on November 26, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS
Protesters hurled back a tear-gas canister fired by the police during clashes near Islamabad, Pakistan, on Saturday. Anjum Naveed/Associated Press
At least 8,000 police officers in riot gear and a paramilitary police force begun trying to clear out then protesters from the main interchange near Islamabad. Anjum Naveed/Associated Press
The police fired rubber bullets to disperse protesters. Officials took television news off the air to prevent live coverage from inflaming religious sentiments. Anjum Naveed/Associated Press
A protester near burning tents. The protests spread to other Pakistani cities in response to then confrontation in the capital. Reuters.
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A protester pours water on a tear gas shell fired by police during a clash in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Saturday. (Anjum Naveed/Associated Press)
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