BBC NEWS | South Asia | Pakistanis recoil against 'crackdown' - March 11 09 - 0 views
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Claude Almansi on 31 May 13Political gatherings have been banned in two Pakistani provinces and many activists arrested to prevent them joining a planned protest march. Opposition supporters and lawyers had organised what they are calling a "long march" against the government due to start later this week. Activists, lawyers and ordinary citizens have reacted to the latest developments with a mixture of defiance and fear.