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| Pak opposition walks out to protest arrests |
| 2006-02-18 |
| ISLAMABAD: The opposition in the National Assembly staged a token walkout on Friday to protest the arrest of the activists of opposition parties and police cases against their leaders following violent protests against cartoons in Lahore and Peshawar. The Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians (PPPP), Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) claimed that none of their workers or leaders was involved in violence. The opposition lawmakers accused Punjab Police of arresting party workers from their houses and putting the houses of party leaders under siege. They demanded the government withdraw police cases against the party leaders, release workers and arrest "real culprits" behind the violence. They claimed violence during protests was an outcome of a conspiracy to distort the image of Pakistan abroad and halt protests against the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad ( |
| Posted by:Fred |