Protests in Pakistan
The BBC’s Barbara Plett is in Pakistan, where police are cracking down on thousands of protesters who plan a four-day march on the capital Islamabad. They’re demanding that Pakistan’s president reinstate judges fired by his predecessor, Pervez Musharraf. Barbara Plett speaks with anchor Marco Werman.
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