ISLAMABAD—Tens of thousands of protesters thronged the streets of Pakistan's capital on Aug. 16, defying pouring rain to answer the call of a fiery cleric and a cricket star-turned-politician who are both demanding the government step down immediately.
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Pakistan Punjab Police personnel arrive to reinforce security during an anti-government protest in Islamabad on August 17, 2014. Thousands of opposition demonstrators crowded the streets of the Pakistani capital for a second day on August 17, 2014 after a populist cleric issued a 48-hour ultimatum demanding the arrest of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
