Pakistan mosque cleric says would rather die than surrender
A Pakistani cleric holed up in a besieged mosque in the capital declared Friday he would rather die than surrender, dramatically upping the stakes amid claims human shields are being held inside. Abdul Rashid Ghazi, deputy leader of the pro-Taliban Lal Masjid, or Red Mosque, made the defiant statement on the fourth day of a bloody standoff that has already claimed 19 lives. Full Story