By Katharine Houreld and Syed Raza Hassan ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani lawmakers are due to meet on Wednesday after an opposition leader and a firebrand cleric led thousands of protesters past riot police and barricades to parliament as part of a bid to force the prime minister to stand down. The protests are led by former international cricket star turned opposition leader Imran Khan and cleric Tahir ul-Qadri, who runs a network of Islamic schools and charities. Legislator Marvi Memon said lawmakers would discuss the political crisis in today's parliamentary session. Exhausted protesters, some carrying blankets or colorful umbrellas, were resting on the grass on Constitution Avenue, the main street housing government buildings, on Wednesday after some used bolt cutters to force their way past barricades of barbed wire and shipping containers late on Tuesday.
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