ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - An armed man demanding the establishment of Islamic rule in Pakistan opened fire in the heart of Islamabad on Thursday and was arrested hours later after a standoff with police that was broadcast live on television.
Arriving as night fell, the man drove a car, which also contained two children and a woman believed to be his wife, into the tightly guarded city centre, stopping near the president's official residence and firing into the air.
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