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| Pak Taliban warn women to wear 'hijab', else face acid burns |
| 2008-07-31 |
| 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 acid The 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 |
| #5 damaging the character of youths and madrassa students uhhh, I guess acid is the answer for "bad character" in the muslim world. |
| Posted by: anymouse 2008-07-31 20:15 |
| #4 I have been looking forward to this. The fanatics have to control, dominate and abuse those they live with, and pretty soon the locals have had it up to here with them. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-07-31 17:07 |
| #3 What a lovely religion by a lovely group of people. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-07-31 15:17 |
| #2 Seems like time for a dose of Sam Colt in Pakiland. God made man and woman; Sam Colt made them equal. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2008-07-31 14:32 |
| #1 They do love their acid... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-07-31 13:23 |