Pakistani security forces largely succeeded in preventing mass demonstrations by political activists and lawyers earlier this week by blocking roads and arresting hundreds of protest leaders.

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But there would have been mass demonstrations this week regardless of what the assembly had done.

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Opponents have held several mass demonstrations in Paris, some of which have seen protesters clashing with police.

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The famous pyramids in Giza have also been closed to tourists since the mass demonstrations began.

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