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| Jihadi papers banned |
| 2008-11-15 |
| The Sindh government has imposed a ban on circulation of the newspaper Weekly Zarbe Momin, Karachi and Daily Islam, Karachi in the province, an official handout said on Friday. According to the handout the government has ordered that all copies in circulation should be forfeited. "The weekly Zarbe Momin Karachi and Daily Islam contain material that can be a source of inspiration for Jihadi outfits and youth, which is prejudicial to the national integration and will promote anti-state feelings, and they are liable to forfeiture for containing objectionable material under section 99-A CrPC 1898", the official handout said. The staff of the newspaper continued their work as per routine till late night on Friday. A Daily Islam spokesman said that the newspaper management has not received any official order and was unaware of the allegations made against the paper. According to him the paper is published from six cities simultaneously including Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Rawalpindi, Muzzafarabad and Peshawar. Earlier in the day, the newspaper was seen being circulated free of cost outside the main gates of some mosques in the city. |
| Posted by:Fred |