An unidentified official of a power company catches a protester, right, during a protest against power cut in Multan
Pakistani protesters fire in the air beside a burning vehicle during a protest against the power cuts in Multan on April 14, 2008. Thousands of people angered by power cuts staged a violent protest in the home city of Pakistan's new premier leaving 40 people wounded and 50 under arrest. Police fired in the air and launched tear gas shells to disperse demonstrators in the central city of Multan after they attacked the office of the state electricity company and set fire to a bank.
An official of Water and Power Development Authority helps his chief Mohammad Ishtiaq, center, to load an assault rifle he used to disperse angry crowd in Multan, Pakistan, Monday, April. 14, 2008. A crowd protesting power cuts rioted in the home city of Pakistan's new Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani Monday, ransacking the office of the state electricity company, torching a bank and leaving at least 13 people injured.
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