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India-Pakistan |
Taliban ban tight men's clothing in Waziristan |
2013-07-14 |
[Dawn] The Pak Taliban have banned tight or see-through clothing for men, threatening to impose a fine and shutter businesses selling the items, traders from the country's restive tribal belt said Saturday. Nobody's hunting the Talibs down and hanging them so I guess nobody minds. Shopkeepers in Wana, the main town of South ![]() "All such clothes which are of a thin material and which do not properly cover men's bodies are un-Islamic and against Pashtun culture," said the pamphlet, distributed in Wana bazaar. It warned that any shopkeeper found selling such items will be charged a fine of 5000 rupees ($50) and will also see his shop closed for at least five days. The pamphlet also warned male residents "not to wear such clothes." A government official in Wana confirmed the written warning and told AFP that the local Death Eater groups had previously banned the sale of tight or see-through clothes for women. South Waziristan is one of seven districts that make up Pakistain's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). The semi-autonomous region of mountains, valleys and caves is one of the most deprived and ill-educated in the country. Talibs in Pakistain have often targeted shops selling music and films that they say break Islamic moral codes. |
Posted by:Fred |
#4 "Tight crotchless pants for sheep still ok though." FTFY, new(?) addition to our Army of Steves. ;-p |
Posted by: Barbara 2013-07-14 17:36 |
#3 Tight pants for sheep still ok though. |
Posted by: Steven 2013-07-14 16:52 |
#2 no Abercrombie & Fitch for the Pak hipster doods |
Posted by: Frank G 2013-07-14 11:32 |
#1 I thought the Pak army/Govt was in control of South Waziristan? |
Posted by: Paul D 2013-07-14 06:02 |