In moves that could provide a breakthrough in the political crisis, Pakistan's powerful Army today stepped in to try and resolve the standoff between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and protesters as both sides returned to the negotiating table.
Hours after Army Chief Raheel Sharif mediated between the embattled government and protesters headed by Imran Khan and cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, the two sides were trading charges on who was responsible for the intervention.
