The Jamaat-e-Islami criticised NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani, who belongs to the JUI-F, for allowing police raids on shops selling Islamic cassettes and CDs. “If the NWFP chief minister cannot stop his administration from taking action against shops selling Islamic cassettes and CDs, he has no right to remain in power and he should resign,” JI MNA Sabir Hussain Awan told reporters while protesting against the campaign against hate material in the province. | “Police claimed that the owners were selling CDs that contained speeches by Sipah-e-Sahaba leaders against Shias...” |
He accused the administration of “allowing criminals to operate vulgarity dens in Peshawar, and booking people promoting Islamic literature under the Anti-Terrorism Act”. On August 31, Kabuli police arrested six owners of video shops from various Islamic organisations in a raid on Kabari Bazaar and Qissa Khawani Bazaar. Police claimed that the owners were selling CDs that contained speeches by Sipah-e-Sahaba leaders against Shias.