ISLAMABAD: Opposition leader Imran Khan vowed on Sunday to protest "until the last breath" as ongoing clashes between his supporters and police outside the prime minister's residence left three dead and hundreds injured.
The violence began Saturday night after thousands of supporters of Imran Khan and Dr. Tahir ul Qadri tried to storm prime minister Nawaz Sharif house using cranes to remove barricades.
By Sunday afternoon clashes were continuing between police in riot gear and a few hundred protesters. Many protesters had come armed with batons and slingshots.
Shipping containers were set ablaze, several vehicles stood torched, and hundreds of tear gas canisters lay strewn on the ground on Islamabad's normally pristine Constitution Avenue following more than 15 hours of battle.
The opposition groups marched to the capital on August 15 demanding the resignation of prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
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