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Pakistani Interior Minister Warns Protesters To Disperse

January 16, 2013

Pakistan's interior minister has warned influential Islamic cleric Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri and thousands of his supporters rallying in Islamabad to disperse.

Rehman Malik, speaking at a news conference on January 16, said demonstrators should move or face "targeted action."

Malik said he had received "credible" information that militants were planning to carry out attacks against protesters.

His comments come as Qadri and his supporters gathered for the third straight day in the Pakistani capital.

Qadri told antigovernment protesters he wanted election reforms but no delay in elections scheduled for spring.

Qadri once again lashed out at corruption, accusing "looters" in parliament of depositing money in banks outside Pakistan.

Qadri, who recently returned to Pakistan after years in Canada, has called for the government to step down, calling it corrupt and incompetent.

Based on reporting by AFP and Reuters

Source: http://www.rferl.org/content/pakistan-qadri-protesters-warned-to-disperse/24840233.html

Copyright (c) 2013. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036.