28 March 2016

News Story: Pakistani troops called out in Islamabad to control violent protest

ISLAMABAD, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani army troops were called out in the capital Islamabad after thousands of members of a religious group torched a bus station and vehicle near the parliament building on Sunday, the army said.

The demonstrators were protesting against the last month hanging of Mumtaz Qadri, a police security guard who had killed former governor Punjab province, Salman Taseer.

The protesters came from across the country entered the high security zone that house the parliament building, some embassies and other key government buildings.

Read the full story at Xinhua