Siege continues as militants refuse to surrender

GUNFIRE and explosions rocked a besieged radical mosque in Pakistan’s capital last night, as Islamic militants holed up in the complex ignored a call from their captured leader to surrender.

Captured leader Maulana Abdul Aziz said: “If they can get out quietly they should go, or they can surrender if they want to.”

Mr Aziz’z brother, Abdul Rashid Ghazi, remained inside the mosque and rejected the government’s call for an unconditional surrender.