Religious parties rally in Karachi against blasphemous caricatures
KARACHI: Thousands of people marched through Karachi on Thursday in a large protest against a French satirical magazine for publishing blasphemous cartoons.
An intelligence official overseeing the rally told AFP that the protesters numbered in the "thousands", still a relatively small turnout in a city of 18 million people.
Strict security measures were in place as M.A Jinnah Road was blocked.
Protesters carried
By AFP
January 22, 2015
KARACHI: Thousands of people marched through Karachi on Thursday in a large protest against a French satirical magazine for publishing blasphemous cartoons.
An intelligence official overseeing the rally told AFP that the protesters numbered in the "thousands", still a relatively small turnout in a city of 18 million people.
Strict security measures were in place as M.A Jinnah Road was blocked.
Protesters carried green flags printed with the Holy Prophet´s (PBUH) mausoleum and chanted anti-Charlie Hebdo slogans as they marched.
An intelligence official overseeing the rally told AFP that the protesters numbered in the "thousands", still a relatively small turnout in a city of 18 million people.
Strict security measures were in place as M.A Jinnah Road was blocked.
Protesters carried green flags printed with the Holy Prophet´s (PBUH) mausoleum and chanted anti-Charlie Hebdo slogans as they marched.
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