LAHORE, Pakistan — A crowd of thousands gathered Sunday for a rally
in the Pakistani city of Lahore called by cricket hero turned politician
Imran Khan to press President Asif Ali Zardari to step down.
Dancing
to a drumbeat and waving the party's red and green flags, supporters of
Khan's Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) filled the sprawling
Minar-e-Pakistan ground which was ringed with tight security.
"Who will save Pakistan? Imran Khan, Imran Khan," the crowd chanted.
More
than 20,000 people had gathered as the meeting began at 4pm (1100 GMT)
with more on the way, according to witnesses, as the crowd waited for a
scheduled appearance by their hero.
Khan's party slogan is "throw
this government out and save the country," in a campaign aimed at the
ruling coalition led by Z
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