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Militants warn Pakistani police of revenge attacks for arrests
Apr 20, 2007, 12:55 GMT
Islamabad - Islamist militants in north-west Pakistan have threatened reprisals if police do not release some of their associates arrested last week, the Aaj news channel said Friday.
Extremists put up posters with the warnings in the town of Bannu, located some 175 kilometres from the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) capital Peshawar.
Bannu police last week detained seven people, including a man claiming to be a commander of the local Taliban advisory council, after they fired shots in the air to restrain participants of a function from beating drums.
According to the militants, this form of entertainment contravenes the injunctions of Islam.
Hardliners in favour of Taliban-style laws earlier blew up dozens of music stores in NWFP towns after directing the owners to shut down their businesses.
Barbers also received threats of 'serious consequences' if they did not stop shaving beards.
Similar threats were also made against small businesses in the capital Islamabad in recent weeks amid spreading 'Talibanization' in Pakistan.
© 2007 dpa - Deutsche Presse-AgenturCOMMENT
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Talibnisation of PakistanApr 20th, 2007 - 20:46:06
Thanks to US administrations in the creation of crooked CIA converted Islam. It is very attarctive to beastly nature of mankind.
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