Islamabad,Jan 16: Thousands of protesters led by Pakistani-Canadian cleric-politician Tahir-ul Qadri, rallied in Islamabad for the third day in a row on Wednesday, giving the government time till tonight to quit and dissolve the national and provincial assemblies to pave the way for electoral reforms.
Dr. Qadri, who marched into Islamabad with his supporters on Monday and began a protest near parliament, outlined four demands during his speech this afternoon, including electoral reforms according to the Constitution before polls and reconstitution of the Election Commission.
He said there should be no secret compromise between the ruling Pakistan People's Party and main opposition PML—N on forming a caretaker government to oversee the next general election and the immediate dissolution of the national and provincial assemblies.
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