A Pakistani army armoured personnel carrier moves towards the Red Mosque during a military operation in Islamabad, July 10, 2007. (Xinhua/AFP Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

Pakistani police and soldiers stand gurard near the Lal Masjid or Red Mosque in Islamabad July 10, 2007. (Xinhua/AFP Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

Pakistan: Vast areas of radical mosque cleared

    ISLAMABAD, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Vast areas of a defiant mosque in the Pakistani capital were cleared Tuesday after major operation, military said.

    Militants are now holed up in the basement of the Lal Masjid mosque, said military spokesman Major-General Waheed Arshad. Full story

20 militants killed in operation in Pakistani capital

    ISLAMABAD, July 10 (Xinhua) -- At least 20 militants were killed Tuesday during the military's major operation on a radical mosque in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, the military said.

    Three soldiers of the elite special forces were killed and nine others wounded in the "Operation Silence" following failure of talks for militants in the Lal Masjid mosque to surrender, according to the military. Full story

Pakistani gov't sends delegation to persuade Lal Masjid militants to surrender

    ISLAMABAD, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The Pakistani government Monday sent a 13-member delegation to Lal Masjid mosque in a bid to resolve peacefully the standoff between the government and militants, a Pakistani TV channel DAWN NEWS reported.

    Headed by President of Pakistan Muslim League (PML) Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, the delegation consists of six officials and seven ulema, according to the TV reports.  Full story

Children run for life from radical mosque in Pakistan

    ISLAMABAD, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Some 20 children escaped from the compound of a radical mosque in the Pakistani capital Tuesday during firing between the militants in the mosque and security forces, the military said.

    "Twenty children have managed to escape during the fire. An intense engagement is going on with the militants," said military spokesman Major-General Waheed Arshad. Full story

Lal Masjid deputy chief agrees to hold talks with religious scholars

     ISLAMABAD, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Deputy chief of hard-line Lal Masjid, or Red Mosque, Abdur Rashid Ghazi has expressed his agreement on holding talks with a panel of ulema, or religious scholars, private Geo TV reported Monday.

    Abdur Rashid Ghazi in the besieged Lal Masjid compound contacted some religious scholars Monday and proposed names of seven people on whom he has trust on, Geo said.  Full story

Musharraf OKs final operation against Lal Masjid militants

    ISLAMABAD, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf gave the go ahead decision for the final operation against defiant Lal Masjid militants on Sunday night, a private TV channel DAWN NEWS reported Sunday.

    The decision was made at a top-level meeting, DAWN NEWS said.  Full story

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