Pakistani soldiers enter state TV channel besieged by protesters

Reuters

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani soldiers and paramilitary forces entered the headquarters of the state television channel PTV in Islamabad on Monday after a crowd of protesters stormed the building and took the channel off the air. Television pictures showed uniformed members of a paramilitary force and soldiers walking calmly into the building, with no reports of violence. A PTV source told Reuters that the protesters had occupied the main control room and smashed some equipment. (Reporting by Syed Raza Hassan and Maria Golovnina; Editing by Robert Birsel)