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    Pakistan PM arrested, protests flare

    •February 24, 2012
    • A Pakistani boy holds a placard during an anti-government rally called by Sunni Muslim cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Pakistan's leaders received a powerful one-two punch Tuesday as the Supreme Court ordered the arrest of the prime minister in a corruption case and the firebrand cleric led thousands of protesters in another day of anti-government demonstrations in the capital. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
    • Family members of Pakistani Shiite Muslims killed in Thursday's deadly bombings, protest in Quetta, Pakistan, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013.  Thousands of Shiites protested in Quetta for a third day Sunday, pressing their demands for greater security by blocking a main road with dozens of coffins of relatives killed in the attack on the billiards hall. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)
    • Pakistani Shiite Muslim women participate in a rally to condemn Thursday's deadly bombings in Quetta, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. Thousands of Pakistani Shiites protested in southwestern Pakistan for a third day blocking a main road with dozens of coffins of relative killed in explosions to demand better security from the government. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
    • Pakistani Shiite Muslims gather around a burning billboard after setting it on fire during a rally to condemn Thursday's deadly bombings in Quetta, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. Thousands of Pakistani Shiites protested in southwestern Pakistan for a third day blocking a main road with dozens of coffins of relative killed in explosions to demand better security from the government. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
    • A Pakistani Shiite Muslim girl, takes part in a protest to condemn Thursday's deadly bombings in Quetta, in Karachi, Pakistan, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. Thousands of Pakistani Shiites protested in southwestern Pakistan for a second day on Saturday, blocking a main road with dozens of coffins of relatives killed in explosions to demand better security from the government. Girl has "kill me,"  partially blocked, painted on her face. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
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    Pakistani Shiite Muslim women participate in a rally to condemn Thursday's deadly bombings in Quetta, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. Thousands of Pakistani Shiites protested in southwestern Pakistan for a third day blocking a main road with dozens of coffins of relative killed in explosions to demand better security from the government. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

    The Supreme Court ordered the arrest of the prime minister in a corruption case that led thousands of protesters to storm the capital. In recent turmoil, 115 people were killed in twin bombings in two Pakistani cities in one of the country's bloodiest days in history, with 81 casualties caused by sectarian attacks in

    Quetta.