Pakistan Calls Army Into Besieged Capital Days Before Bond Sale
- Military deployment "preventive measure" after violent clash
- Roadshows on for overseas bond sale to bridge widening deficit
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Pakistan’s federal government called in the army to help police control deadly Islamist protests in the capital city, just days before the nation attempts to push through a crucial overseas bond sale.
Authorities fear escalating violence and the military deployment is a "preventive measure" after two policemen were killed and several people injured in clashes Saturday, Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal said by phone. The troops will be deployed in Islamabad and the adjacent city of Rawalpindi, which is where the army headquarters are based, he said.