Hundreds of protesters clashed with riots police on their way to the residence of former Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in Pakistani capital Islamabad on Tuesday.
Supporters of the Jamaat-e-Islami party tried to proceed to the residence of Chaudhry who has been house arrest since Nov. 3 last year, News Network International news agency reported.
Jamaat-e-Islami, a political party, staged a rally in Islamabad to observe Kashmir Solidarity Day but when its Chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed addressed the participants, they started marching towards the residence of Chaudhry.
The protesters were stopped by riots police who fired tear gas shells to disperse the demonstrators.
Chaudhry was sacked and put under house arrest when President Pervez Musharraf proclaimed emergency in the country on Nov. 3 last year.
Source: Xinhua
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