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| Mumtaz Qadri: Protesters stage sit-in after clashes at rally | Mumtaz Qadri: Protesters stage sit-in after clashes at rally |
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| Thousands of supporters of executed Islamist killer Mumtaz Qadri are staging a sit-in outside Pakistan's parliament in Islamabad. | Thousands of supporters of executed Islamist killer Mumtaz Qadri are staging a sit-in outside Pakistan's parliament in Islamabad. |
| It comes a day after clashes broke out at a rally in support of Qadri, who was executed last month for the 2011 murder of reformist politician Salman Taseer. | It comes a day after clashes broke out at a rally in support of Qadri, who was executed last month for the 2011 murder of reformist politician Salman Taseer. |
| There were new clashes on Monday as police made a number of arrests and cleared some areas of protesters. | |
| Qadri killed Mr Taseer over his opposition to strict blasphemy laws. | Qadri killed Mr Taseer over his opposition to strict blasphemy laws. |
| His supporters say he is a hero and should be considered a martyr. | His supporters say he is a hero and should be considered a martyr. |
| Critics say the blasphemy laws, which allow the death penalty to be imposed in some cases, are often misused to oppress religious minorities. | Critics say the blasphemy laws, which allow the death penalty to be imposed in some cases, are often misused to oppress religious minorities. |
| The protest was not given much prominence in local media, which is increasingly under official pressure to tone down coverage of events that might encourage unrest. | The protest was not given much prominence in local media, which is increasingly under official pressure to tone down coverage of events that might encourage unrest. |
| The BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad says protests are now concentrated in the so-called Red Zone of the capital, home to parliament and many government buildings. | |
| Reports put the number of demonstrators at several thousand. | |
| Sunday's unrest involved an estimated 25,000 people. Police fired tear gas at protesters who threw stones, damaged property and started fires in the street. |