Protests continue in Pakistan as elections delayed
Gen Musharraf presides over a national security council meetingPhotograph: Pakistan Press Information Department/APSupporters of the former prime minister Nawaz Sharif burn tyres during a protest against emergency rulePhotograph: T Mughal/EPAHundreds of Pakistani lawyers demand the release of their colleagues from jail as they protest against martial law Photograph: Olivier Matthys/EPA
Pakistani riot police clash with an activist of the fundamentalist party Jamaat-i-Islami Photograph: Tariq Mahmood/AFPPolice arrest a civil rights activistPhotograph: Ammir Qureshi/AFPThe 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 weekPhotograph: Anjum Naveed/APBenazir Bhutto adjusts her headscarf while addressing the mediaPhotograph: John Moore/GettyPakistani riot police arrest a Jamaat-i-Islami activistPhotograph: Tariq Mahmood/AFPRiot police clash with Jamaat-i-Islami activistsPhotograph: Tariq Mahmood/AFPLawyers demonstrate Photograph: Wally Santana/APA policeman throws stones towards Jamaat-i-Islami activists during the protestPhotograph: Tariq Mahmood/AFPPakistani human rights activists shout slogans during a protest Photograph: T Mughal/EPACameramen and photographers capture images of teargas smoke and protestsPhotograph: Tariq Mahmood/AFP
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