Paki appeasers cave into Red Mosque demands

Pakistan appeases Red Mosqueteers. Will close down all mixed sex massage parlors. No lady on man acupuncture either.

A top cleric at the Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) said they were freed after the authorities gave assurances they would shut down mixed-sex massage parlours.

"After the administration assured us they would close down the massage parlours in Islamabad, and in view of the Pakistan-China friendship, we are releasing all nine men and women," said Abdul Rashid Ghazi, deputy head of the Red Mosque.

He said the massage of men by women was "not allowed according to the values of Islam".
The Interior Ministry said the abduction was a "shocking and unlawful act".

The mosque has been openly defying the government for months, resulting in a tense stand-off.
Officials have tried to appease the mosque and its students with talks and concessions, saying they do not want to use force against the women and in a holy place.

But critics have attacked the government for failing to enforce its authority in the capital.