After talks with, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, a former Pakistani prime minister and ruling party leader, and militants broke down, the Pakistani Army stormed the Red Mosque....
Pakistani forces have stormed the besieged Lal Masjid, or Red Mosque, compound in the capital after negotiations to an end a bloody standoff broke down.
Al Jazeera's Kamal Hyder reported that at least eight people had been killed and 15 wounded in Tuesday morning's assault on the mosque where armed students had been holed up for the past week.
Two Pakistani soldiers were killed and eight wounded, Dr Mutahir Shah said at Islamabad's main hospital.
Major-General Waheed Arshad, a military spokesman, said security forces launched an operation at 4am (2300 GMT on Monday) "to clear the madrasa of militants". More...
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