Islamabad , Pakistan ( CNN ) -- With protests raging in the streets of Islamabad , Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met with military leaders Monday to discuss the option of resigning for three months , a government official with direct knowledge told CNN . Discussions also included the creation of a judicial commission to investigate the elections that led to Sharif 's party taking power , said the source , who did n't want to be identified because of the sensitivity of the subject matter . But the website for the Inter Services Public Relations , the military 's publicity wing , said reports of the meeting and the possibility of Sharif resigning are `` totally baseless . '' Thousands of protesters demanding Sharif 's resignation have battled police and soldiers in the street for weeks . Three people have died and 450 have been injured , Pakistani medical authorities have said . Sharif has vowed to remain on the job in spite the violent demonstrations . The protesters accuse him of rigging last year 's elections that allowed his party -- the Pakistani Muslim League Nawaz -- to take power . On Monday , the Pakistani military was called in to protect the state-run television station from protesters . The station went off the air for a brief period but returned to broadcasting . The soldiers were called in after protesters pushed past police and penetrated into the Red Zone , the area housing the Prime Minister 's official residence and other government buildings . The demonstrators were armed with sticks and shields and threw rocks , while riot police fought back with tear gas . Some protesters carried chains and handcuffs to show they want Sharif taken away in handcuffs . Clashes with police broke out again around 5 p.m. ( 8 a.m . ET ) . Police fired tear gas at the demonstrators as they approached residential areas . On Sunday , local news crews , including cameramen from three channels , were attacked by police trying to disperse protesters . Thousands of supporters of cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan have protested . They 've been joined by followers of cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri , who has accused Sharif of corruption and campaigned for more to be done for the country 's poor . Sharif is on his third stint as Prime Minister in Pakistan . Interventions by the military ended Sharif 's term as Prime Minister in 1999 when Pervez Musharraf , the head of the army at the time , overthrew him . In a dramatic fall from grace , Sharif ended up in jail , convicted of hijacking charges for trying to stop a plane with Musharraf from landing . He then went into exile in Saudi Arabia and did n't return to Pakistan until 2007 when he teamed up with the Pakistani People 's Party to force Musharraf from office . CNN 's Saima Mohsin and journalist Adeel Raja reported from Islamabad ; CNN 's Ralph Ellis wrote from Atlanta . CNN 's Brian Walker also contributed to this report .
Source : Prime Minister meets with military leaders about temporarily stepping down . Protesters penetrate area housing the Prime Minister 's residence in Islamabad . Pakistan military calls reports of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif stepping down `` baseless '' At least three people have died and 450 have been hurt in protests , medical authorities say .