Pakistan to register FIR against PM Sharif, others

August 28, 2014 18:32

NDTV reports: The Pakistan government today conceded a key demand of anti-government protestors and said it would register a case of murder against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and 20 others, for their alleged role in the clashes that killed 14 supporters of the cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri.

"A process for the FIR has started and the government will not appeal against court orders," Pakistan's defence minister Khawaja Asif said during a debate in Pakistan's national assembly.

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