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, an alliance of hardline Islamist religious leaders and politicians hold banner during an anti-US rally in Islamabad.

KARACHI, Pakistan: Pakistani police have used tear gas and batons to disperse anti-US protesters in the southern port city of Karachi.Police officer Irfan Baloch says police took action on Sunday when a group of Shiite students tried to march toward the US consulate and an officer was injured in the process.US President Donald Trump in a speech announcing a new strategy for Afghanistan and South Asia accused Pakistan of giving safe haven to extremists who kill US troops in Afghanistan.Pakistan has rejected the accusation saying its troops engage militants and the nation has sacrificed in the war on terror.In Islamabad, a group held a peaceful "Defense of Pakistan" rally condemning US policy on Sunday.