ISLAMABAD - Police using teargas fought running battles with Islamic militants frying to stage a demonstration outside Pakistan's parliament yesterday and at least 29 people were reported hurt.
The opposition Jamaat iIslami (JI) party had planned to bring a million supporters to Islamabad for a sit in protest against alleged corruption under Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's rule. The government mobilised thousands of police and paramilitary troops to seal off Islamabad and foil JI plans.
