Taliban in Swat district have imposed a ban on female education and have warned teachers of 'severe consequences' if any girl is seen heading for school after a 15-day deadline ends, local residents said on Wednesday. The announcement was made by a spokesman of radical cleric Maulana Fazlullah - who has waged an armed struggle to impose Taliban rule in the district - on a pirated FM radio frequency. "All the private and government schools have been given 15 days to close down the female education facilities. They have also banned women from visiting markets," Muhammad Osman, a school teacher, said. "Taliban have established a parallel government in 90 percent of the district's area and they execute everyone who opposes them," he added.