The government will continue negotiations with the Lal Masjid, which set up a sharia court. A freelance journalist has filed a petition against the Lal Masjid in the Supreme Court, but also requested barring the government from using force. JUI-F political leader and Taliban supporter Fazlur Rehman claimed the controversy was stirred up by Pakistan’s intelligence agencies to defame madrassa. The Pakistani government claimed the Uzbeks have been chased out of the Azam Warsak region of South Waziristan.
