suraj Posted January 23, 2009 Posted January 23, 2009 ISLAMABAD: A teacher who once fought as a mujahideen against Soviet occupation forces in Afghanistan as been gunned down by the Taliban in Pakistan’s troubled Swat valley for not hiking up his ‘salwar’ or trousers above his ankles. Though the Pakistani Taliban have not issued any edict for the salwar to be worn in this manner, there have been reports of the militants threatening men for not hiking up their trousers. The militants say hiking up the trousers is essential for offering prayers. Former mujahideen Amjad Islam, who was working as a teacher in a private school in Swat, was gunned down yesterday for not hiking his salwar above his ankles. The militants then went to Islam’s house and gunned down his father, Ghani Akbar, a lawyer by profession. Islam’s body was later hung by the militants from a pole in the College Square in Matta town and locals were warned not to touch it till Friday. The body was taken down and moved to Islam’s house after a local jirga intervened. Local residents said the militants had asked Islam to hitch his salwar above his ankles last morning. The teacher told them he was a former mujahideen and knew everything about Islam. He also said nobody could be forced to pull up his salwar above the ankles, the News daily reported. Islam said he had also seen the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, which had not forced men to wear their salwar in this manner. His arguments angered the militants and led to a scuffle. The teacher, who had a pistol, fired at the militants and killed a Taliban fighter and wounded two more. He then tried to flee but the militants shot and stabbed him, killing him instantly. Locals also said Islam’s father was a religious and humble man who was well respected in the area. Large tracts of the Swat valley in the North West Frontier Province are now controlled by local Taliban fighters led by radical cleric Maulana Fazlullah despite a major anti-militancy operation launched in the area by the Pakistan army in October 2007 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Taliban_kill_teacher_over_salwar/articleshow/4023954.cms
graphic23 Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 their end is nigh .. inshallah Thats when the US and the rest of the world would've truly won the war on terror - or at the least, when they would've made some progress.
Guest dada_rocks Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 Thats when the US and the rest of the world would've truly won the war on terror - or at the least' date=' when they would've made some progress.[/quote'] regardless these suckers are in self-destruct mode and they will do harakirir at this rate us or no us
King Tendulkar Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 Well the taliban is islam in its purest and correct form. This is islam in its correct form
suraj Posted January 25, 2009 Author Posted January 25, 2009 Well the taliban is islam in its purest and correct form. This is islam in its correct form As secularists we need to respect the truest form and wishes of true Islam death to all kaafirs and those who don't lift their pants up I say!!
sandtest Posted January 25, 2009 Posted January 25, 2009 Lifting the salwar little high is pure Wahhabi tradition, Mostly Saudi Mutawas (Islamic fundamentalists) follow this practice in it's full. Taleban draws their inspiration from Ibn Abd-Al-Wahab's version of Islam and hence the enforcement of this practice. However, it's not just Taleban, many Pakistanis naturally follow this practice as part of Sunnah for earning more rewards. Only difference being Taleban considers this as their holy duty to enforce all wahhabi practices and purify ummah from all the shirks which have crept in due to Indic influences.
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