Pakistan general to mediate

(ANSA) - Rome, August 29 - Pakistan army chief General Raheel Sharif on Friday stepped into the political deadlock between Premier Nawaz Sharif and two opposition figures leading huge anti-government rallies in the capital Islamabad. Militant cleric Tahir ul-Qadri told thousands of his followers that Sharif had asked to be given a day in which to mediate. His ally, cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, echoed his comments. The two opposition figures want Sharif to resign.