Imran Khan leads anti-government protest in Lahore

LAHORE, Dec 15 (AFP): Workers from Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan's party shut down major roads in the eastern city of Lahore on Monday in the latest round of protests against the government.
Dozens of supporters from Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party gathered at different junctions of the city's major roads and burnt tyres, forcing the suspension of public transport services.
Khan claims the 2013 general election was rigged and wants Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, whose power base lies in Lahore, to resign.
Local and foreign observers, however, have rated the polls as credible.
A heavy police presence is on the streets to try to prevent violence, following clashes at a similar protest in the city of Faisalabad last week.