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Pak Taliban warn women to wear 'hijab', else face acid burns
Lahore, July 31 (ANI): The Pakistan unit of the Taliban - the Tehreek-e-Islami Taliban Pakistan (TIP) has reportedly threatened the owners of CDs shops, Internet cafes and cable service providers to close down their activities, and warned the women to wear 'hijab' to ensure safety, else their face would be disfigured by acidThe Taliban gave a 15-day notice to several "un-Islamic" businesses like video parlours and CD shops, in Kot Addu to shut down or face dire consequences, reported the Daily Times. The computer typed letter had Baitullah Mehsud's photograph on it along with two gunmen, and there were also Quranic verses about Jihad around the picture, said Kot Addu Police Station House Officer (SHO) Irfan Khosa. Posted by: john frum 2008-07-31 |
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