Thousands shout 'death to America' in Islamabad, demands holy war

Leaders of Pakistani religious groups and right-wing political parties who formed the Defense of Pakistan Council, attend a rally against the resumption of Nato supplies to neighboring Afghanistan, in Islamabad, Pakistan on Monday, Feb 20, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistanis poured onto Islamabad's streets on Monday, chanting 'death to America' and demanding holy war at a rally whipped up by right-wing, religious and banned organisations linked to Al-Qaeda. It was the latest show of support for Defence of Pakistan, a coalition of around 40 parties chaired by a cleric dubbed the father of the Taleban that include organisations blacklisted at home and abroad as terror groups. Mr Allah Buksh, a senior police official, said 2,500 attended the demonstration as it got underway, but witnesses estimated the crowd at 3,500 as hundreds of riot police, armed with batons a...

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