Islamabad's red zone rallies

Associated Press chief photographer of Pakistan Muhammed Muheisen is currently in Islamabad covering the Red Zone rallies. 

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Anti-government cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, gestures while delivering a speech to his supporters, during a protest in front of the Parliament building in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

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Born in Jerusalem in 1981, Muheisen joined the AP in 2001, covering major events in the Middle East as well as events in Saudi Arabia, China, Afghanistan, Yemen, Egypt, Syria, France and South Africa. Winner of a Pulitzer Prize in both 2005 and 2013, Time Magazine described Muheisen's photography as "inspired by a spirit of humanism and driven by an appreciation of the ensuring power of the visual narrative" and named him their Best Wire Photographer of 2013.

The following gallery features Muhammed's recent work in Islamabad. 

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Pakistani police officers stand guard near the Parliament building after tens of thousands of protesters entered Islamabad's high-security Red Zone the night before, five days after arriving in the capital from the eastern city of Lahore in convoys, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. Pakistani lawmakers met Wednesday as tens of thousands of protesters thronged outside the assembly calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif over alleged voting fraud. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

A supporter of fiery anti-government cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri holds a banner showing him during a rally in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014. Qadri led massive rallies Saturday in Pakistanís capital, demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif step down over alleged fraud in last yearís election in front of thousands of protesters. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Supporters of Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, whose image is seen on a T-shirt at right, shower at a public park near the Parliament building, after tens of thousands of protesters entered Islamabad's high-security Red Zone, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. Pakistani lawmakers met Wednesday as tens of thousands of protesters thronged outside the assembly calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif over alleged voting fraud. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

A supporter of anti-government cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, sleeps inside a vehicle decorated with a big poster showing Tahir-ul-Qadri, during a protest, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014. Qadri led massive rallies Saturday in Pakistanís capital, demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif step down over alleged fraud in last yearís election in front of thousands of protesters. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

A supporter of Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, wearing pins bearing the image of Khan, takes part in a protest in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014. Khan on Monday announced to lead thousands of anti-government protesters into the high security ëRed Zoneí as his 48 hours deadline for government to step down ending Tuesday. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

A supporter of Pakistani anti-goverment cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, wraps himself with a banner showing Tahir-ul-Qadri, while waiting with other supporters who are marching to Islamabad from Lahore, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. Supporters of the Pakistani government and opposition protesters clashed on Friday during the second day of a march to the capital, Islamabad, aimed at forcing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resign. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Supporters of Pakistan's cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, chant slogans, while waiting for other supporters marching to Islamabad from Lahore, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. Thousands of opposition protesters on Thursday joined large convoys headed to Pakistan's capital Islamabad for a mass rally to demand the ouster of the prime minister over allegations of vote fraud. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

A young supporter of Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, his body decorated with stickers showing Khan, dances with others during a protest in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014. Khan on Monday announced to lead thousands of anti-government protesters into the high security ëRed Zoneí as his 48 hours deadline for government to step down ending Tuesday. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Supporters of anti-government cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri shout slogans while their leader is delivering a speech, during a protest in front of the Parliament building, after tens of thousands of protesters entered Islamabad's high-security Red Zone the night before, five days after arriving in the capital from the eastern city of Lahore in convoys, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. Pakistani lawmakers met Wednesday as tens of thousands of protesters thronged outside the assembly calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif over alleged voting fraud. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

A supporter of fiery anti-government cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, holds her child, while she and other protestors listen to his speech during a protest in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. Qadri led massive rallies Saturday in Pakistanís capital, demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif step down over alleged fraud in last yearís election in front of thousands of protesters. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Supporters of fiery anti-government cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, wearing pins showing his image, sleep on the ground, after marching all night long from Lahore to Islamabad, at the site of a rally in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014. Qadri led massive rallies Saturday in Pakistanís capital, demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif step down over alleged fraud in last yearís election in front of thousands of protesters. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

A supporter of anti-government cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, sleeps on the ground under a truck, during a protest, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014. Qadri led massive rallies Saturday in Pakistan‚??s capital, demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif step down over alleged fraud in last year‚??s election in front of thousands of protesters. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

A poster showing anti-government cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, is left by his supporters in a barricade near the Parliament building, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. Pakistani officials held "initial" talks before dawn Thursday with representatives from two opposition groups whose supporters have been besieging the parliament for a second day demanding the prime minister resign over alleged election fraud, the government said. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Female supporters of anti-government cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri react to his speech during a protest in front of the Parliament building, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. Pakistani officials held "initial" talks before dawn Thursday with representatives from two opposition groups whose supporters have been besieging the parliament for a second day demanding the prime minister resign over alleged election fraud, the government said. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Female supporters of anti-government cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri listen to his speech, during a protest in front of the Parliament building, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. Pakistani officials held "initial" talks before dawn Thursday with representatives from two opposition groups whose supporters have been besieging the parliament for a second day demanding the prime minister resign over alleged election fraud, the government said. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Female supporters of anti-government cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri react after his speech during a protest in front of the Parliament building, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. Pakistani officials held "initial" talks before dawn Thursday with representatives from two opposition groups whose supporters have been besieging the parliament for a second day demanding the prime minister resign over alleged election fraud, the government said. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Pakistani children and female protestors sleep in front of the parliament building, during weeklong protests from the eastern city of Lahore to the gates of parliament calling for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's ouster over alleged voting fraud, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 22, 2014. They swarmed into the capital in their thousands, protesters calling for the prime minister's resignation and the dissolution of parliament. The week-long protests in the capital and around the parliament building have been loud and boisterous but peaceful. But despite their color, there is the other side to the demonstrations _ the increased demand for food, water and toilets to accommodate the thousands of people who turned out to support cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and popular cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

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