Thousands march against Zardari
Thousands of angry protesters marched across Pakistan on Thursday denouncing President Asif Ali Zardari after a court barred the main opposition leader Nawaz Sharif from running for office.
A nervous government put paramilitaries on alert and police arrested 30 lawmakers in what marked the biggest protests against the unpopular Zardari since he assumed office last September in the nuclear-armed Muslim nation.
Main opposition leader and former prime minister Sharif called for action after the Supreme Court on Wednesday barred him and his brother from running for election and holding public office, sparking political turmoil.
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