Radical Islamists clash with police en route to Pakistan’s capital

Supporters of Tehreek-e-Labiak Pakistan party are massing before rally in Islamabad to demand release of their leader

Thousands of supporters of a banned radical Islamist party have departed from the eastern Pakistan city of Lahore, clashing with police for a second day, a party spokesman and witnesses said on Saturday.

The group formed on Friday with the goal of reaching the capital, Islamabad, to pressure the government to release Saad Rizvi, the head of the Tehreek-e-Labiak Pakistan party.