A day after a protest in Pakistan turns violent, Zahid Hamid Law Minister of Pakistan has resigned today. The decision is made to meet the key demand of protesters who have clashed violently with security forces and blockaded the capital Islamabad for weeks.
According to media reports, Hamid has submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to steer the country out of the crisis. There was no immediate confirmation or comment from government officials.
Hamid’s resignation was a key demand of the little known Islamist group that has virtually paralyzed Islamabad since it began a sit-in on a major highway into the capital on November 6. The protesters have linked it to blasphemy – a highly contentious issue in Muslim Pakistan that has often fuelled violence.
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