... aka
Taliban Khan, who isn't your heaviest-duty thinker, maybe not even among the top five...
has called on his supporters to launch a civil disobedience campaign in order to force Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
out of office.
He made the remarks in a speech to a gathering of thousands of anti-government protesters in the capital Islamabad on Sunday.
"There is only one way to get rid of this government, which is to launch a civil disobedience campaign from today," the opposition leader said, asking the crowd not to pay taxes or utility bills.
The cricketer-turned-politician said he would give Sharif until Tuesday to either resign or face a massive workers' march on his house.
His announcement came as thousands of opposition demonstrators crowded the streets of the capital for a second day.
He accuses the government of rigging last year's election. The Pak premier announced on Tuesday that the Supreme Court of Pakistain would carry out an investigation into allegations of vote rigging in the general elections.
Meanwhile,
...back at the bunker, his Excellency called a hurried meeting of his closest advisors. It was to be his last. They discussed the officers's efficiency rating system...
during a separate demonstration on Sunday, Pak holy man Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri called for a "revolution" to sweep away the government.
On Saturday, Qadri also issued a 48-hour ultimatum for the prime minister to step down and dissolve the assemblies.
On June 17, at least 10 supporters of Qadri's Pakistain Awami Tehrik (PAT) movement were killed during skirmishes with Pak security forces in Lahore. A judicial commission has been established to investigate the incident.