Police stand guard outside the residence of Tahir ul-Qadri, Sufi cleric and leader of political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT), in Lahore August 13, 2014.REUTERS/Mohsin Raza/Files
LAHORE Pakistan (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters began a march to the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Thursday, raising fears for political stability and civilian rule in the nuclear-armed South Asian country.
Two protest groups - one led by cricketer-turned-opposition politician Imran Khan, the other by activist cleric Tahir ul-Qadri - are heading to the capital from the eastern city of Lahore. They say the government is corrupt and should step down.
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