May 02, 2008	Friday	Rabi-us-Sani 25, 1429

KHAR, May 1: Setting a deadline of two weeks for the newspapers, Taliban have asked them to stop publication of ‘obscene’ pictures within the stipulated time or face action.

Talking to journalists here on Thursday, deputy chief of Tahrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Maulana Faqir Mohammad said that newspapers had been publishing ‘obscene’ pictures which were against the teaching of Islam and local traditions.

“We give two weeks time to the newspapers to stop publishing objectionable pictures and material otherwise Taliban will boycott such newspapers and will take action against them,” he warned.

He said that publication of obscene material was a conspiracy to promote un-Islamic values among the youths and promote vulgarity in the society.

He said that Taliban wanted peace in the country, but if Taliban were attacked they would take action against government employees instead of security forces.

To a question he said that Maulana Sufi Mohammad was their leader and he had been invited to address meeting in Bajaur region. He said that Tahrik Nifaz Shariat-i-Muhammadi led by Maulana Sufi Mohammad and TTP were two separate organisations.