Clashes are continuing in Pakistan between police and protesters demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Police again fired tear gas as the demonstrators tried to regroup after a night of violence near Mr Sharif's residence in the capital, Islamabad.One man died during the clashes and at least 300 were injured. Demonstrators loyal to opposition politician Imran Khan and cleric Tahirul Qadri have been taking part in a sit-in for two weeks.

They want Mr Sharif to resign, alleging corruption and electoral fraud. The prime minister denies the accusation. According to Islamabad police chief Khalid Khattak close to 100 protesters had been arrested as the crowds tried to march on Mr Sharif's official residence in the capital.

Meanwhile, fearing backlash from anti-government protesters, roads leading to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Lahore residence, where he is currently residing ,have been blocked and heavy contingent of police deployed.

The Lahore police in wee hours of today placed containers on Raiwind Road leading to the palatial Jati Umera residence of Prime Minister Sharif .A source in the ruling PML-N said, Sharif had left the prime minister house in Islamabad for his Lahore residence along with his personal staff fearing it might come under siege from the protesters. His brother and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif is also living there.

The source said, Sharif will not move to the prime minister house in Islamabad till the police manage to clear the area from Khan'sPakistan Tahreek-i-Insaf and Qadri's Pakistan Awami Tahreek.