By IRNA
Islamabad : A cleric, who is besieged with hundreds of followers in Islamabad's Lal Masjid by the security forces, said on Friday he would prefer to be killed rather to be arrested.
"I would not surrender but would prefer martyrdom," Ghazi told TV channels.
Ghazi offered Thursday to leave the mosque with his followers if a safe passage is given to him.
The government had rejected the offer and told Ghazi to surrender like other students.
Ghazi said the government on one hand is firing bombs on the mosque and on other it is demanding surrender.
"I could cut my head but would not bow it before the government".
"My martyrdom would bring revolution in Pakistan and thousands of Lal masajid would come into existence".
Mualana Ghazi said the northern and southern walls of the mosque have been damaged due to the firing of law-enforcement personnel and hand grenades are being thrown inside the mosque but the government is calling for respect and honour of the mosque to make the people fool.
To a question he said that the army is being misused to divide people and defame the army in the eyes of common people.
"We are fighting against the system and would continue it till the last drop of blood. We are satisfied because our viewpoint is right".