The News International [Pakistan]
Commandos enter Lal Masjid
Updated at 0525 PST ISLAMABAD: Pak Army Spokesman Maj Gen Arshad Waheed said the commandos have entered Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa and now they are present at Lal Masjid rooftop.
Talking to Geo News, he said that militants are firing back.
He urged the people living in nearby houses not to come out of houses and on rooftops.
Maj Arshad said the operation against Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa started at 4 am and still underway till the writing of this news story.
Pak Army Spokesman said the operation will last until the militants present at Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa are brought under control, adding that loss of human lives is quite possible.
Eight people who tried to escape amid intense firing have been arrested.