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Updated at 1630 PST ISLAMABAD: A full-fledged commando operation has been launched at Lal mosque, the sources said. Intense cross firing between the Law Enforcing agencies and students of Lal mosque has been started and the explosions have rocked the Islamabad. The commando operation has been codenamed as “silence operation.” The commandoes and the Rangers have also taken control of the office of Environment ministry beside the Lal mosque. Meanwhile, Chairing a high level meeting, president General Pervez Musharraf has directed the Law Enforcing authorities involved in Lal mosque operation to display maximum restraint to ensure safe evacuation of the...

Protestantism and Islam: Points of Contact Protestantism may well have begun as a genuine movement of reform. Accepting the teachings of the Church, its adherents wanted to bring the practice of the Church into line with its teachings. This is the object of all Christian movements. However, it very soon developed into something far more radical, jettisoning basic Christian teachings, bringing in doctrines entirely new to Christianity, and having to meld the results into a coherent whole. This involved developing doctrinal and practical solutions to new problems in the field of Christian faith and morals. Most of Protestant teaching was...