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| Pakistan army backs democracy after Islamabad clashes | Pakistan army backs democracy after Islamabad clashes |
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| Pakistan's army commanders expressed concern and said they support democracy after clashes between police and protesters in Islamabad left three people dead and hundreds hurt. | Pakistan's army commanders expressed concern and said they support democracy after clashes between police and protesters in Islamabad left three people dead and hundreds hurt. |
| Protesters are demanding the resignation of PM Nawaz Sharif. | Protesters are demanding the resignation of PM Nawaz Sharif. |
| Demonstrators loyal to opposition politician Imran Khan and cleric Tahirul Qadri have been taking part in a sit-in for two weeks. | Demonstrators loyal to opposition politician Imran Khan and cleric Tahirul Qadri have been taking part in a sit-in for two weeks. |
| They accuse Mr Sharif of corruption and electoral fraud - charges he denies. | They accuse Mr Sharif of corruption and electoral fraud - charges he denies. |
| 'Serious concern' | 'Serious concern' |
| The army commanders' meeting was brought forward after violence overnight. | The army commanders' meeting was brought forward after violence overnight. |
| Army chief Gen Raheel Sharif chaired the meeting at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi, close to Islamabad. | Army chief Gen Raheel Sharif chaired the meeting at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi, close to Islamabad. |
| Gen Sharif had stepped in on Friday to mediate, after Imran Khan ended talks with the government. | Gen Sharif had stepped in on Friday to mediate, after Imran Khan ended talks with the government. |
| In a statement, the army said the commanders viewed the ongoing political crisis with "serious concern". | In a statement, the army said the commanders viewed the ongoing political crisis with "serious concern". |
| "Further use of force will only aggravate the problem." | "Further use of force will only aggravate the problem." |
| The protesters broke security barriers to move closer to Mr Sharif's residence late on Saturday, sparking clashes with the police which continued overnight and into Sunday. | The protesters broke security barriers to move closer to Mr Sharif's residence late on Saturday, sparking clashes with the police which continued overnight and into Sunday. |
| Police used tear gas shells and rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of protesters armed with batons, gas masks and slingshots. | Police used tear gas shells and rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of protesters armed with batons, gas masks and slingshots. |
| Islamabad police chief Khalid Khattak told the BBC that close to 100 protesters had been arrested, some armed with "axes, hammers and cutters". | Islamabad police chief Khalid Khattak told the BBC that close to 100 protesters had been arrested, some armed with "axes, hammers and cutters". |
| An official at the Polyclinic hospital in Islamabad told reporters that the wounds of those injured were caused by tear-gas shells, stones and batons. | An official at the Polyclinic hospital in Islamabad told reporters that the wounds of those injured were caused by tear-gas shells, stones and batons. |
| One protester died of a heart attack in a ditch near the clashes, said Dr Wasim Khawaja, spokesman for the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences hospital in Islamabad. | One protester died of a heart attack in a ditch near the clashes, said Dr Wasim Khawaja, spokesman for the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences hospital in Islamabad. |
| A BBC correspondent who visited the same hospital reports that many of the injured are policemen. | A BBC correspondent who visited the same hospital reports that many of the injured are policemen. |
| Speaking to BBC World TV, Mr Qadri condemned the police's actions as an "unimaginable attack by the state upon the people", and denied that protesters were armed. | Speaking to BBC World TV, Mr Qadri condemned the police's actions as an "unimaginable attack by the state upon the people", and denied that protesters were armed. |
| Imran Khan said on Sunday: "I am prepared to die here. I have learnt that the government plans a major crackdown against us tonight. I am here till my last breath." | Imran Khan said on Sunday: "I am prepared to die here. I have learnt that the government plans a major crackdown against us tonight. I am here till my last breath." |
| The protesters began their sit-in after a huge march from Lahore to Islamabad, vowing to camp out in the capital until the government stood down. | The protesters began their sit-in after a huge march from Lahore to Islamabad, vowing to camp out in the capital until the government stood down. |