Hundreds of students of Jamia Faridia on Friday gathered outside the Lal Masjid to protest the continued closure of the mosque. They offered Friday prayer on a nearby ground. Maulana Naseeruddin Usmani led the prayer. The students were shouting slogans against the government demanding opening of the mosque and enforcement of Shariah in the country. Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal MNA Maulana Shah Abdul Aziz addressing the gathering said despite killings of the innocent children in the Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa operation the government failed to defeat the commitment of the Lal Masjid students for enforcement of Shariah. Meanwhile, Islamabad district administration has assured ulema that Lal Masjid would be opened for prayers before next Friday. “Islamabad Deputy Commissioner has assured me that the administration would open the Lal Masjid for prayers before next Friday,” said Maulana Aziz while talking to Daily Times.