Lawyers resume anti-Musharraf protests in Pakistan

Thousands of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf’s opponents rallied nationwide today, the first street protests since a burst of political violence in Pakistan’s business capital deepened a crisis clouding his plans to stay in power.

About 3,000 lawyers, opposition activists and civil rights campaigners gathered for about an hour in the centre of the eastern city of Lahore, chanting slogans including “Go, Musharraf, go!” and calling for the restoration of democracy.