Whata s behind the Islamist protests in Pakistan?
(WorldNews Pakistan)

Supporters of different religious groups hold an effigy of Nawaz Sharif, the former prime minister and de-facto head of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League party, to show solidarity with the supporters of religious group Tehreek-e-Labaik during a protest in Hyderabad, Pakistan, on Nov. 26. Three weeks of protests ended in Pakistan`s capital, Islamabad, on Nov. 26, with the resignation of the country`s federal law minister - a demand of the hard-line Islamist protesters. The country`s major English-language newspaper termed the deal a `capitulation` and `a devastating blow to the legitimacy and moral standing of the government and all state institutions.` ......