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Full-fledged “silence operation” launched at Lal mosque |
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Updated at:
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PST, Thursday, July 05, 2007 |
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ISLAMABAD: A full-fledged commando operation has been launched at Lal mosque, the sources said.
Intense cross firing between the Law Enforcing agencies and students of Lal mosque has been started and the explosions have rocked the Islamabad.
The commando operation has been codenamed as “silence operation.”
The commandoes and the Rangers have also taken control of the office of Environment ministry beside the Lal mosque.
Meanwhile, Chairing a high level meeting, president General Pervez Musharraf has directed the Law Enforcing authorities involved in Lal mosque operation to display maximum restraint to ensure safe evacuation of the maximum students from Jamia Hafsa.
Earlier, after passing of the deadline given to the Lal Masjid administration for surrender, security forces had cordoned off the mosque complex in Islamabad.
The parents of female students in Lal Masjid, have appealed he president to further extend the deadline. They said their girls have nothing to do with the stand of Lal Masjid administration and they were enrolled in the seminary to get education.
The administration had given 12:30 deadline to the students entrenched in the mosque. They were advised to leave the mosque immediately otherwise they would themselves be responsible for any harm.
The ministry of interior had announced curfew break from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm in Sector-6 of Islamabad, however the break has not been applied to the area around the Lal Masjid.
Stringent security measures were taken around the mosque with large number of security men in the area.
According to the officials over 1000 male students and 400 girls of Madrassah have surrendered before the authorities.
In another development, Maulana Abdul Aziz’s wife Umme Hassan talking to Geo News denied reports of her arrest and said she was present in the mosque. |
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