巴基斯坦議會召開緊急會議

Pakistan's parliament is holding an emergency meeting Tuesday as part of efforts to rally political support for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is refusing to resign despite weeks of opposition protests.

Thousands of protesters have occupied a central part of the Pakistani capital for More than two weeks, demanding that the prime minister resign over alleged election fraud.

The protests have been mainly peaceful until this weekend when clashes erupted between protesters and security forces.

Monday witnessed more pitched battles between protesters and police.

Demonstrators briefly took over Pakistan's state television station, forcing the channel off the air.巴基斯坦議會星期二召開緊急會議，爲謝里夫總理爭取政治支持。反對派的抗議活動已經持續了數星期，但謝里夫仍拒絕辭職。

兩個多星期以來，成千上萬抗議者佔領了巴基斯坦首都市中心的一個地區，要求據稱有選舉舞弊行爲的謝里夫總理辭職。

到上週末爲止，抗議活動基本是和平的。抗議者和安全部隊上週末發生衝突。

星期一，抗議者和警察之間爆發了更激烈的衝突。

示威者短暫佔領了巴基斯坦國家電視臺大樓，電視節目被迫中斷。