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May 05, 2008
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Rabi-us-Sani 28, 1429
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KHAR: Taliban warn people to sport beard or face action
By Our Correspondent
KHAR, May 4: Taliban have threatened people in Bajaur tribal region to grow beards within two months or face consequences.
Speaking at a gathering here on Sunday, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan spokesman Maulvi Umar asked people to abide by the order and grow beards within two months otherwise they would be treated in accordance with Shariat.
It is the first that Taliban have issued such decree in the area.
A large number of people attended the gathering. Maulvi Umar asked people to give inheritance rights to women in accordance with the principles of Islam.
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