The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Sunday ordered all non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to immediately leave Swat. In an exclusive chat with IRIN, TTP spokesman Muslim Khan said, "They come and tell us how to make lavatories in mosques and houses. I'm sure we can do it ourselves. There is no need for foreigners to tell us this."
"NGO is another name for 'vulgarity and obscenity'," Khan said. He said NGOs hired women who worked with men, in the field and in offices. "That is totally unIslamic and unacceptable," he said.
Infertility: When asked why the TTP was against the polio vaccination, Khan said: "The TTP is against polio vaccination because it causes infertility. I'm 45 and have never had one drop of the vaccine and I am still alive." He added that another reason the TTP was against polio vaccination was that the campaign was run by NGOs and the vaccine was imported.