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| Top Islamabad police 'suspended' | Top Islamabad police 'suspended' |
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| The two top police officials in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, and another city official have been suspended, the interior minister says. | The two top police officials in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, and another city official have been suspended, the interior minister says. |
| Earlier the Supreme Court demanded their suspension following anti-government clashes on Saturday in which many people were injured. | Earlier the Supreme Court demanded their suspension following anti-government clashes on Saturday in which many people were injured. |
| Police used batons and tear gas against lawyers and opposition activists. | Police used batons and tear gas against lawyers and opposition activists. |
| The protesters were calling on President Pervez Musharraf to be barred from standing for another term. | The protesters were calling on President Pervez Musharraf to be barred from standing for another term. |
| Reacting | |
| The three suspended officials are the police chiefs for Islamabad city and Islamabad district and the deputy head of the city administration. | |
| Friday's verdict was a major victory for Gen Musharraf | |
| Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao confirmed to the BBC News website that they had been suspended, but gave no further details. | |
| The government was reacting to an order from Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry and two other judges. | |
| The judges had been viewing video footage of Saturday's clashes in Islamabad. | |
| Hospital officials told the court that they had treated more than 80 people, many of whom had head wounds, the Associated Press news agency reports. | |
| Chief Justice Chaudhry said that Islamabad's inspector general of police, Marwat Shah was "responsible for all that happened on Saturday", the AFP news agency says. | |
| The protesters were trying to get the Election Commission from preventing Gen Musharraf from standing in a presidential election due on Saturday. | |
| The day before, the Supreme Court had rejected a number of petitions against Gen Musharraf's candidature. |