Protests in Pakistan push state TV off air

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Pakistan unrestPakistani supporters of cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan listen to Khan’s speech during an anti-government protest near the prime minister’s residence in Islamabad on September 1, 2014. Hundreds of protesters trying to topple Pakistan’s government briefly seized the state broadcaster on September 1, intensifying the political crisis gripping the nuclear-armed nation. Deadly clashes since the weekend have raised the spectre of military intervention which gained ground after one disillusioned opposition leader said the protesters were acting according to a plan devised by the army. (Photo: AFP/Asif Hassan)

Anti-government protesters in Pakistan forced state TV off the air Monday during renewed clashes with police. At least three people were killed and hundreds hurt when protests erupted after two weeks of sit-ins.

Demonstrators are demanding the Prime Minister resign. CCTV America’s Danial Khan reports from Islamabad.