Nawaz Sharif to meet Imran Khan shortly
August 20, 2014  12:11
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Even as Islamabad is under siege as calls for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to step down grow louder, the heavyweight Pakistan army has assured the PM that they will not stage a coup, but will have to share space with them.

Sharif is also likely to meet Tehreek-e-Insaaf chief Imran Khan shortly. Khan has claimed last year's polls were rigged.

Last night, thousands of protesters led by Khan and cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri reached Pakistan's Parliament in the heavily fortified 'Red Zone', which is Islamabad's diplomatic enclave.

Khan and Qadri have been demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif over allegations of vote rigging and corruption.

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