The CS Monitor: What is Pakistan's 'million-march'?

Dated: 16 January 2013

What is Pakistan's 'million-march'?

Though only about 40,000 Pakistanis descended on Islamabad at the behest of a little known Sufi cleric from Canada, analysts see the march as a sign that the military is once again getting involved in politics.

By Taha Siddiqui, Correspondent / January 14, 2013

Supporters of Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri sit next to his poster as they wait for his arrival during a protest in Islamabad January 14. Thousands of Pakistanis converged on the capital on Monday to join a march planned by Sufi cleric Qadri calling for the indefinite delay of elections and a crackdown on government corruption and inefficiency.

Zohra Bensemra/Reuters

Source : http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2013/0114/What-is-Pakistan-s-million-march