More than 20,000 people have been killed in Libya since the civil conflict started in February in the North African state, rebel leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil said on Thursday.
Libyan embassy in Islamabad Thursday removed the old state green flag and hoisted the flag of the rebels who have occupied most parts of Tripoli, Libyan ambassador to Pakistan said.
The United States believes that Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi is still in Libya, Pentagon spokesman Colonel Dave Lapan said on Wednesday.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denounced the latest attack against his country's embassy in Libya Wednesday,condemning the "regrettable" incident.
Rebels fought gun battles in Tripoli with loyalists of Muammar Gadhafi on Wednesday as they hunted for his relatives and supporters, Reuters witnesses and an Arab television station said.
A bounty of $1.7 million has been offered for the capture of Muammar Gadhafi - dead or alive. The bounty has been put up by businessmen but is supported by the rebel leadership.
Libya's rebel troops Wednesday took control of the Mazraq al-Shams army base in Libya's port city of Zuara, some 60 km from the Tunisian border, the Dubai-based Al Arabiya TV reported.
Head of Libya's rebel National Transitional Council (NTC) Mustafa Abdul Jalil said on Wednesday that those who kill or catch Gadhafi will be pardoned for crimes of the past.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday called on Muammar Gaddafi and Libya's rebels to stop fighting and sit down for talks.
A US congressman said on Tuesday that NATO must be held accountable for civilian deaths in Libya, accusing the organization of "illegally" pursuing regime change and "recklessly" bombing the civilians.
Libya's National Transitional Council said it is only a matter of time before Col Gadhafi is captured. Meanwhile, Europe and the US are preparing to unfreeze billions in frozen Libyan assets.
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A spokesman for Muammar Gadhafi said in remarks broadcast on Wednesday that the Libyan leader was ready to resist rebels who have seized the Libyan capital Tripoli for months, or even years, and vowed to turn Libya into "volcanoes, lava and fire".
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