Preacher Muhammed Tahir ul-Qadri addresses muslims during Al Hidayah, a youth camp at Warwick University in Coventry, central England, August 9, 2009. REUTERS/Kieran Doherty
LAHORE/MULTAN Pakistan (Reuters) - Dissident cleric Tahir ul-Qadri who aims to topple Pakistan's government announced on Sunday that his followers would stage a demonstration in the capital on Thursday, on the same day as an opposition protest led by Imran Khan.
The announcement is likely to unnerve the ruling party. Some in the government suspect the protests are backed by individuals within the military as a way of weakening the civilian government and discouraging it from pursuing policies the military disapproves of.
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