Placating Pakistan’s protesters
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Placating Pakistan’s protesters
After weeks of protests, Pakistan’s government caved to a previously little known political party, Tehreek e Labaik Pakistan. The hardline group demanded a minister resign after accusing him of blasphemy. And, under intense pressure, Zahid Hamid indeed stepped down. But many see this as a huge embarrassment for the ruling party. Especially with elections next year. Some are now asking if fringe groups can effectively hold the country hostage. So was this a victory for people power, or does it signal a dangerous demise in democracy? Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/TheNewsmakers?sub_confirmation=1 Livestream: http://trt.world/ytlive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNewsMakersOnTRTWorld/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_Newsmakers Visit our website: http://trt.world
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