Pakistan. Thousands of protesters have gathered in Pakistan's capital as part of a big rally

… from Lahore to Islamabad, led by opposition politician Imran Khan.
Mr Khan demanded that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif step down, alleging rigging in the 2013 elections.
A separate convoy led by anti-government cleric Tahirul Qadri, who is calling for a “green revolution”, also arrived in Islambad.
Last year’s election saw the first civilian government transfer of power.
Mr Khan, who heads the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf party, said that the government was illegitimate, citing fraud and a failure to organise a probe into the elections.
A senior leader of Mr Sharif’s ruling Pakistan Muslim League party announced that the government was ready to investigate the allegations of fraud from last year’s elections, but said that Mr Sharif would not be removed through a rally.
The government says the protesters are trying to derail democracy. The prime minister’s spokesman Pervaiz Rashid condemned the “irresponsible behaviour and actions” of his opponents.
Syed Nouman Hassan Naqvi