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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Protests continue in Pakistan as elections delayed

Musharraf making an announcement
Gen Musharraf presides over a national security council meeting Photograph: Pakistan Press Information Department/AP
Protestors burn tyres
Supporters of the former prime minister Nawaz Sharif burn tyres during a protest against emergency rule Photograph: T Mughal/EPA
Lawyers protesting
Hundreds of Pakistani lawyers demand the release of their colleagues from jail as they protest against martial law Photograph: Olivier Matthys/EPA
Riot police arrest protestors
Pakistani riot police clash with an activist of the fundamentalist party Jamaat-i-Islami Photograph: Tariq Mahmood/AFP
More arrests
Police arrest a civil rights activist Photograph: Ammir Qureshi/AFP
Benazir Bhutto holds a press conference
The former prime minister Benazir Bhutto speaks to reporters at a press conference. Ms Bhutto denounced a pledge from Gen Musharraf to hold elections by mid-February as insufficient and said he should step down as army chief within a week Photograph: Anjum Naveed/AP
Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto adjusts her headscarf while addressing the media Photograph: John Moore/Getty
More arrests
Pakistani riot police arrest a Jamaat-i-Islami activist Photograph: Tariq Mahmood/AFP
Clashes with police
Riot police clash with Jamaat-i-Islami activists Photograph: Tariq Mahmood/AFP
Lawyers demonstrate
Lawyers demonstrate Photograph: Wally Santana/AP
Police throw rocks
A policeman throws stones towards Jamaat-i-Islami activists during the protest Photograph: Tariq Mahmood/AFP
Human rights activists
Pakistani human rights activists shout slogans during a protest Photograph: T Mughal/EPA
Media on the street
Cameramen and photographers capture images of teargas smoke and protests Photograph: Tariq Mahmood/AFP
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