(http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/pb-130117-pakistan-cleric-06.photoblog900.jpg)Farooq Naeem / AFP - Getty ImagesPakistani Muslim cleric Muhammad Tahirul Qadri (center) reads from the copy of an agreement at a protest rally in Islamabad on Jan. 17. Ruling party Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira (center left) and Law Minister Farooq Naek (center right) look on.(http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/pb-130117-pakistan-cleric-01.380;380;7;70;0.jpg)Asif Hassan / AFP - Getty ImagesQadri flashes victory sign to supporters Thursday night.
Reuters reports: A Muslim cleric with a history of ties to the military who has been calling for the Pakistani government to resign reached a deal with the administration on Thursday that will give him a say in the electoral process ahead of elections.
Muhammad Tahirul Qadri triggered a political crisis by launching mass protests in the capital four days ago calling for electoral reforms to clean up Pakistani politics.
He has been pushing for the military to play a role in the formation of the caretaker administration that takes over in the run-up to scheduled elections.
"We have reached an agreement," Qadri, who supported an army coup in 1999, told supporters camped out near parliament. "Allah granted us a victory and now you can go home."
The cleric has been delivering long, fiery speeches from behind a bullet-proof glass box because of his opposition to Taliban militants.
Full Story (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/50497815#.UPhw3yfBHzg)(http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/pb-130117-pakistan-cleric-05.photoblog900.jpg)Akhtar Soomro / ReutersA supporter of Muhammad Tahirul Qadri celebrated after Qadri reached an agreement with Pakistan's coalition government. (http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/pb-130117-pakistan-cleric-04.photoblog900.jpg)Faisal Mahmood / ReutersSupporters of Muhammad Tahirul Qadri wave flags during celebrations after their leader reached a deal with Pakistan's coalition government on Jan. 17.
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