PESHAWAR - The Peshawar chapter of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), which carried out a campaign on Friday to destroy advertisement hoardings and boards of foreign companies and those carrying women's pictures, yesterday declared it would launch a movement against sale and consumption of alcohol, gambling and prostitution in order to establish a pure Islamic society in the province. The party said it would continue its movement against obscenity and vulgarity in order to foil evil designs of the West to promote their decadent culture in Pakistan, poison the youths and destroy the society.
The party's district head bluenose Amir, Sabir Hussain Awan, who was elected to the National Assembly on Muttahida Majlis e-Amal's ticket in last year's elections, said at a Press conference that the MMA government was committed to freeing the people of the province from the menace of Western culture as reflected in signboards with women's pictures.
| "And no titties, damn it!" |
When asked why did activists of his party take the law into their own hands in destroying advertisement boards, he said that JI workers were soldiers of the MMA and also a part of the provincial government. "Therefore there is nothing wrong if we act to purge the society of obscenity and vulgarity," he added.
| Nope. Nothing wrong with bands of beturbanned fascisti running around breaking things... |
Replying to another question, he said that the JI activists also destroyed a board advertising a Western soft drink because it had a pictures of a man and a woman.
| Horrors! And I'll bet the hussy was naked under those clothes! |
He said that although his party had not yet given any specific deadline to the provincial government for action against sale of alcohol, gambling and prostitution, a decision would be taken soon about time to launch a movement.
| "We're really looking forward to beating up all those hookers!" |
DPA adds: Islamic activists set a new deadline yesterday for the NWFP government to remove all billboards bearing images of women on the streets of Peshawar. "All un-Islamic billboards should be removed within two weeks or else we would do the job ourselves," Arif Khushhal, an official of the youth wing of Jamaat e-Islami, said. In a related move, provincial Chief Minister Akram Durrani has cancelled official permits that allow big hotels to serve alcohol to their non-Muslim foreign guests.
| Next step is to make them wear turbans when they come to visit... |
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