More Pakistan protestors turned away by police

Pakistan’s opposition leader predicted President Asif Ali Zardari would not last his full five-year term in office as police today turned away another convoy of protesters trying to reach the capital Islamabad for a major anti-government demonstration.

Authorities have detained several hundred political activists and lawyers in recent days, seeking to thwart a protest movement that is challenging the government’s shaky one-year rule just as the West wants to see Pakistan unite and fight against al-Qaida and Taliban extremists.