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In Pakistan, thousands rally in solidarity with Rohingyas

K.M. Chaudary, The Associated Press

Pakistani protesters burn an effigy of Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration to condemn ongoing violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar, in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, Sept.10, 2017. Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said it has summoned Myanmar's ambassador to protest violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar's Rakhine state.

Muhammad Sajjad, The Associated Press

Supporters of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, a Pakistani religious group, chant slogans during a rally to condemn ongoing violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, Sept.10, 2017. Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said that it has summoned Myanmar's ambassador to protest violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar's Rakhine state.

Muhammad Sajjad, The Associated Press

Supporters of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, a Pakistani religious group, chant slogans during a rally to condemn ongoing violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said it has summoned Myanmar's ambassador to protest violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar's Rakhine state. Placard on left, in Urdu reads "We condemn the international community's silence over the killing of Rohingya Muslims."

Muhammad Sajjad, The Associated Press

Supporters of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, a Pakistani religious group, participate in a rally to condemn ongoing violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, Sept.10, 2017. Pakistan's Foreign Ministry says it has summoned Myanmar's ambassador to protest violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar's Rakhine state.

Fareed Khan, The Associated Press

Supporters of Jamaat-e-Islami, a Pakistani religious group, chant slogans during a rally to condemn ongoing violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar, in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Sept.10, 2017. Pakistan's Foreign Ministry says it has summoned Myanmar's ambassador to protest violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar's Rakhine state.

Fareed Khan, The Associated Press

Young supporters of Jamaat-e-Islami, a Pakistani religious group, take part in a rally to condemn ongoing violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar, in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Sept.10, 2017. Pakistan's Foreign Ministry says it has summoned Myanmar's ambassador to protest violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar's Rakhine state. Headband in Urdu reads "stop the killing of Rohingya Muslims."

Fareed Khan, The Associated Press

Thousands of supporters of Jamaat-e-Islami, a Pakistani religious group, take part in a rally to condemn ongoing violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar, in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Sept.10, 2017. Pakistan's Foreign Ministry says it has summoned Myanmar's ambassador to protest violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar's Rakhine state.