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A populist cleric on Wednesday urged Pakistani politicians to join tens of thousands taking part in the largest protest in Islamabad stanley cup for years, ratcheting up the pressure on the government to step down. HT Image In a three-and-a-half hour speech delivered from behind bulletproof glass, T stanley cup ahir-ul Qadri urged his followers to remain steadfast, despite the winter cold, in their demands for key reforms and clean elections. He welcomed a Supreme Court order to arrest the Prime Minister over alleged corruption but gave no indication how long he would prolong the protest outside parliament, which has brought the city s main commercial avenue to a standstill. Keep sitting, don t move. Be steadfast. Your destiny is closer. There will soon be a decision in your favour, Qadri shouted in a third fiery speech since reaching Islamabad after a 38-hour march from the eastern city of Lahore. It is now or never. Security officials estimated the crowd numbered at least 25,000, which would make it the largest political protest in the capital since the government led by the Pakistan People s Party PPP was elected in 2008. The rally comes as Pakistan struggles with a weak economy, a bloody Islamist insurgency, rising sectarian violence, a sinking rupee and as fledgling stanley cup peace gains with India look in jeopardy following a spate of cross-border shootings. A general election is due to be held by mid-May, but Qadri wants parliament dissolved now and a caretaker government set up in Bajm UN receives up to $2 bn for Haiti quake
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that there is no reason for others to worry about the issue of Pakistan Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani being granted an extension because he will make the final decision in this regard. HT Image adidas og Let me decide the issue of granting an extension to the army chief . It is my prerogative. You need not worry about this matter, Gilani said when he was asked adidas samba og by reporters whether Kayani s term of service would be extended. The premier made the remarks while interacting with journalists on the sidelines of an official function at Baloki near Lahore on Saturday. The Pakistani capital has been abuzz with speculation that Kayani has been given a two-year extension. Kayani is set to retire in November but there have been reports in the past few months that he could be given an extension or made the Chief of Defence Staff so yeezy that he can continue to guide Pakistans armed forces in the war against terrorism. Farhatullah Babar, the spokesman for President Asif Ali Zardari, who is the supreme commander of the armed forces, on Saturday said the Prime Minister will decide the issue of extending Kayani s term. Under the 18th constitutional amendment, it is the Prime Minister s prerogative to decide on Kayani s term, Babar said. Read breaking news, latest... See more Read breaking news, latest updates from US, UK, Pakistan and other countries across the world on topics related to US Election Live, politics,crime, and natio