Pakistani protesters celebrate news of an arrest warrant for the prime minister.<br/> <br />Thousands in Islamabad are demanding the government's resignation at a demonstration led by a popular cleric.<br/> <br />The country's Supreme Court on Tuesday gave authorities 24 hours to arrest Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf and 16 others in connection with a corruption case.<br/> <br />The latest ruling follows a court decision last year declaring government power contracts illegal.<br/> <br />But an accountability bureau's lack of action on that decision led to Tuesday's ruling.<br/> <br />The court order and the mass protest near parliament are the latest in a series of challenges for the administration spurring political uncertainty.
