ISLAMABAD — Pakistani Islamists pressed ahead with their rally near Islamabad in even larger numbers on Sunday, a day after clashes with police left six dead and dozens wounded. They confirmed six people were killed in clashes with police at the Islamabad rally. Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, was completely shut down for the second day Sunday as hundreds of protesters blocked over a dozen important intersections. Hundreds of protesters blocked roads elsewhere in Multan and in some places set car tires on fire. ——Associated Press writers Zaheer Babar in Lahore, Adil Jawad in Karachi and Iram Asim in Multan, Pakistan, contributed to this report.

Source: National Post November 26, 2017 06:24 UTC