Islamist party activists on Sunday clashed with security forces for a second day on the outskirts of Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, burning vehicles before withdrawing to a protest camp they have occupied for more than two weeks. The operation was launched after Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday issued contempt of court notice against Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal for failing to implement orders to clear the roads. Let us take a look at what happened in Islamabad due to the ongoing clashes: -
Supporters of the Tehreek-i-Labaik Ya Rasool Allah party chant religious slogans during a sit-in protest at an entrance to Islamabad. Pakistani Islamists are pressing ahead with their rally near Islamabad in even larger numbers, a day after clashes with police left six dead and dozens wounded. (AP Photo)
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2. A passerby photographs police prison vans destroyed during clashes with protesters near the Faizabad junction in Islamabad (REUTERS image)
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A passerby looks at a mobile CCTV unit destroyed during clashes with protesters near the Faizabad junction in Islamabad. (Reuters image)
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A plain clothes police officer walks past a car burnt by angry religious party protesters during clash with police. (AP Photo)
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People walk past an outside broadcast van burnt by angry religious party protesters in a clash with police. (AP Photo)
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A local resident looks at a police bus destroyed during clashes with police near the Faizabad junction. (REUTERS image)
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Supporters of a radical religious party, Tehreek-i-Labaik Ya Rasool Allah, rest on the mid-section of a closed highway, a day after the clash with police, in Islamabad.(AP Photo)
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Supporters of a radical religious party, Tehreek-i-Labaik Ya Rasool Allah, gather around a pile of empty tear gas canisters and rubble bullets fired by police during clash.(AP image)
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Rangers stand guard at a flashpoint with protesters near the Faizabad junction.(REUTERS image)
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A policeman retrieves his motorcycle which was burned during clashes with protesters near the Faizabad junction.(REUTERS image)
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Trucks are stuck in a traffic jam at a highway closed due to a rally by the supporters of religious groups, in Karachi, Pakistan (AP image)
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