2 dead, 250+ injured in Pakistan as police try to clear massive protests

Full Story: Two people have died and more than 250 others have been injured as police and paramilitary troops in the Pakistani capital moved Saturday to end a two-week protest, hospital officials said. Protesters had been blocking a key road connecting Islamabad and the neighboring city of Rawalpindi since November 8. The group is demanding the resignation of the country’s law minister for what it considers blasphemy after amended parliamentary bills weakened rules that require lawmakers to reference the Prophet Mohammed when taking their oaths. Full Story: