Thousands rally in Pakistan against Bush and cartoons

Thousands rallied across Pakistan today against cartoons of Prophet Mohammed and a planned US presidential visit after radical Islamic groups called a strike that shut shops and businesses in several major cities.

At Chaman, a south-western town on the Afghan border, between 4,000 and 5,000 people protested peacefully. They shouted, “Go Back Bush! Bush, Dog!” and “God is Great!”