Pakistan’s PM and army hold talks after days of protests

Pakistan’s prime minister and army chief have held marathon meetings over violent anti-government protests that could force the premier to resign.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif again vowed he would not step down under duress, even as protesters briefly took over the country’s state-run television broadcaster and battled security forces in the streets.

But the pressure from three days of violent protests on Sharif has intensified amid reports — later denied by the military — that the country’s powerful army chief advised him to resign.