Radical Pakistani cleric mulls move after PM Imran Khan refuses to step down

A radical Pakistani cleric who galvanised tens of thousands of followers to march on Islamabad is considering his next move after a deadline he imposed for the prime minister to resign passed without Imran Khan stepping down.    

Maulana Fazlur Rehman says he'll meet with opposition politicians on Monday to consider next steps.    

Rehman's followers, many of them students of his religious schools, marched last week from the southern port city of Karachi to Islamabad where they have since camped out on the city's outskirts for three days.    

Rehman accuses Khan of bad governance and demands the government follow radical Islamic laws. Khan has ignored the protesters' demands.    

Rahman's radical religious schools have provided men for both the Afghan Taliban militant group and the anti-government Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan.    (AP)