News Wrap: Imran Khan backs off from mass protest call

Name: News Wrap: Imran Khan backs off from mass protest call
Uploaded: 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Description: In our news wrap Tuesday, the opposition leader in Pakistan, Imran Khan, backed off from his call for mass protests in Islamabad. The demonstrations were meant to lock down the capital and force the prime minister to resign. Also, the Turkish government rejected criticism from Europe over its crackdown of an opposition newspaper. On Monday, Turkish police arrested 13 top staffers of the paper.

Clip: 11/01/2016 | 2m 39s

In our news wrap Tuesday, the opposition leader in Pakistan, Imran Khan, backed off from his call for mass protests in Islamabad. The demonstrations were meant to lock down the capital and force the prime minister to resign. Also, the Turkish government rejected criticism from Europe over its crackdown of an opposition newspaper. On Monday, Turkish police arrested 13 top staffers of the paper.

Aired: 11/01/16

Expired: 12/01/16

Rating: NR

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