Sunday, November 12, 2017

Religious Protesters Halt Traffic in Islamabad; Oppose Govt. Attempt to Disavow Muhammad

Thousands of religious protesters converged on Islamabad, Pakistan's capital, yesterday in a growing confrontation with the Pakistani government  over official attempts to amend a law that requires all political candidates to affirm that Muhammad -- who lived in the 7th century -- was Islam's final prophet, the Washington Post website reports today (November 12, 2017).


More than 95 percent of Pakistanis are Muslims.


The demonstrators were stopped by security forces and shipping containers placed across major roads, halting most traffic in the capital region.


They remained there as night fell and vowed to stay indefinitely.

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