| The Taliban will soon launch their own 'media regulatory authority' to monitor TV channels, radio stations and newspapers to "stop propaganda" against Islam, a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman said on Saturday. "We are working on a Taliban media regulatory authority, which should be operational in the next few days. It's main objective is to monitor the media closely, so that no false statement regarding Islam and its ideologies is made, nor any disputed matter is discussed in the media," Muhammad Omar, a self-proclaimed TTP spokesman said in a statement emailed to media offices. He said, "If anyone tries to carry out such practices, he or she will be fined first. If he or she does not refrain from such practices, then the person will be executed under a suo motu action." More details would be given soon, Omar added. |