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| Sikhs 'at the end of their tether' storm parliament |
| 2014-05-25 |
| [DAWN] Frustrated at not having their complaints heeded, a large contingent of Sikhs descended upon Parliament House on Friday to protest the desecration of their holy book in Sindh. Brandishing traditional daggers and shouting slogans, the protesters managed to evade police deployed around the high-security zone and stormed the parliament building in the early afternoon. They occupied the lawns outside the building for around three hours before a settlement to the standoff was negotiated. The protesters were originally scheduled to demonstrate outside the Islamabad Press Club. However, |
| Posted by:Fred |