As the long march led by chief of the Tehrik-i-Minhajul Quran (TMQ), Dr Tahirul Qadri, inches towards Islamabad, more supporters from surrounding cities have begun joining it. Earlier officials from the Punjab government gave a headcount of 13,000 people at the beginning of the march in its report sent to the federal government. Private news channels reported the number of participants as 21,000 on Monday before the resumption of the march. - Photos by Agencies

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