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| Pakistan clashes after 'shots fired' at Imran Khan | |
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| Clashes have erupted in Pakistan after an attack on a convoy of protesters heading to the capital Islamabad, led by opposition politician Imran Khan. | |
| A crowd pelted the convoy with stones in the city of Gujranwala. Officials from Mr Khan's party said his vehicle was also shot at but he was not hurt. | |
| This protest is being seen as the strongest challenge to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif since he took office. | This protest is being seen as the strongest challenge to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif since he took office. |
| Anti-government cleric Tahirul Qadri is also leading a convoy to the capital. | Anti-government cleric Tahirul Qadri is also leading a convoy to the capital. |
| In a post on its Facebook Page, Mr Khan's PTI party alleged that a group of supporters of the governing PML-N party also fired on the huge bullet-proof container carrying Mr Khan. | |
| The reports of the shots are yet to be independently confirmed. | |
| The government has denied that its party workers instigated any violence and denounced the marches as an attempt to derail democracy. | |
| Nawaz Sharif took office last year in what was Pakistan's first peaceful democratic transfer of power from one civilian government to another. | Nawaz Sharif took office last year in what was Pakistan's first peaceful democratic transfer of power from one civilian government to another. |
| Anger of protesters | |
| Earlier, Mr Khan addressed supporters in Gujranwala, where he paid tribute to the energy of the demonstrators. | Earlier, Mr Khan addressed supporters in Gujranwala, where he paid tribute to the energy of the demonstrators. |
| "I am going to Islamabad and I will ensure that all of us are free," he was quoted as saying by Dawn newspaper. | "I am going to Islamabad and I will ensure that all of us are free," he was quoted as saying by Dawn newspaper. |
| The BBC's Shahzeb Jillani in Islamabad says that panic gripped the rally when Mr Khan's convoy came under attack. | |
| Scores were injured as the crowd ran to find cover and retaliate. Eyewitnesses said hundreds of policemen were deployed for security but failed to prevent the clash. | |
| Imran Khan has said the incident will not deter his supporters from marching on to Islamabad to demand the government's resignation. | |
| He told his followers not to fall for what he described as a trap to instigate violence. | |
| Thousands of Mr Qadri's supporters have also been galvanised to make the journey to Islamabad. | Thousands of Mr Qadri's supporters have also been galvanised to make the journey to Islamabad. |
| Both protest camps want the prime minister to resign. They are angry about the sinking economy, growing militancy, and failure to deliver core services such as a steady electricity supply. | |
| Mr Khan has also accused Mr Sharif of failing to probe fraud in last year's polls. | Mr Khan has also accused Mr Sharif of failing to probe fraud in last year's polls. |
| But in a country with a history of military coups, there is a fear of violence and of a possible army reaction, correspondents say. |