LANDI KOTAL: Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) issued a pamphlet to owners of mobile phone shops in the Landi Kotal area of Khyber Agency, warning them to stop uploading songs, movies and pictures to mobile phones.
The pamphlet stated that those associated with mobile phone business should wind up and start another business as they are committing "un-Islamic acts" by uploading songs and movies to mobile phones.
Political administration official for the area Amjid Shinwari confirmed that the pamphlet was issued by unidentified TTP militants on August 12 and added that these pamphlets were distributed and pasted on the shutters of various mobile phone shops.
The shop and market owners are also threatened of dire consequences if the instructions are not followed.
“The owner of this market along with the businessmen would be targeted,” the pamphlet stated.
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TAliban zindabad. May Allah Grant Jannah to Sheikh Osama (Shaheed)
Oh come on people! Its all about piracy and intellectual property rights. Taliban are the front men for itunes store and the music industry!!
@elementary: I guess you are in misery due to life threat given to muslims by Talibaans? Thats why u r sparing so much time commenting here. Isn't it? Well answer lies in the statement, ur miseries will be mitigated if Talibaans dont hurt the muslims.
@Sadia: Where should I begin with? The only things that bothers me is that If massacre of Muslims by the hands of Non muslims is OKAY for everyone ( U all know the fate of Muslims countries Iraq, Afghanistan, Burma, Palestine etc)... Then Y is that Hurting Non-muslims instead of muslims nuisance you??
@Acorn Guts: Where did you learn about Islam: The American Consulate Junior School?
Music and musical instruments are unlawful for Muslims. Only the wicked, the hypocrites and the brainwashed criticize of argue about divine laws.
Talibanisation of Pakistan is the fault of zia and Bhutto. Their family assets should be sold and proceeds given to the victims of suicide bombings. We should sell everything they own including their family underwear
@Acorn Guts: On one side you say "Islam is deen e fithrath hai" on the other side you say do not sing etc. Entertainment is part of fithrath. So how come this dicotomy. Islam cannot be wrong the way we are understanding and interpreting is wrong.
@RUA How disgusting. People like you are unfit to be muslims. I will never support the killing of innocent whether they are muslims or non-muslims.
And if you are so principled then u should also support all the non-muslims killing muslims for same reasons as taliban (e.g. in Israel the Palestenians are mainly opressed due to religious reasons.)
Go and read Islam and Quran. Open ur eyes this Ramadan. Instead of listening to masjid ka molvi do some research of your own.
This is a classic case of different interpretations.
There is a text A, written hundreds of years ago. Team X interprets it to suit their means, quotes regularly from it to justify their actions.
Now, Team Y also interprets it to suit their means, quotes regularly from it to justify their actions.
Now, both the Teams accuse each other of misinterpreting it. The interpretation seems to be so vague that no two sides(there are many many Teams here) appear to agree on a single interpretation.
If this were just the case there would have been deadlock. But, here much more is at stake. Team X exclusively uses violence. The Team Y, whose very idea is to shun violence, are at a disadvantage.
To quote Darwin, its the "Survival of the fittest". Here, the Taliban have an edge.
This IS the future of Pakistan.
By the way who printed that pamphlet or photocopied it? Is the police sleeping? Is the intelligence sleeping too. How dare they go about freely in towns and cities? Arrest them and fine the printing press or photocopying outfit. Do something.
How insecure can they be.
@RUA.. you are fit to be the next Talib
Uploading huh? So I guess they got tired of people not meeting their media demands and wanted a freebie. Nothing was said about downloading.
Ship them to Saudi Arabia.
Peoples!!! Its all Money Game...... these illiterate & hungry young men with lot of energy are tools in the hand of warlords.... they don't know the basic ABC's of Religion Islam . . . This backward Tribal areas needs proper education & real development . . .
Music should be banned in Islamic Republic of Pakistan, great step taken by Taliban's!
@RUA: Shame on your attitude. "It is ok to kill non-Muslims" ? Lack of humanity and morality in that statement is truly shocking.
@RUA: so it's ok if they hurt non-muslims?
they are rather more concerned about piracy :)
@elementary: Thank you for speaking up.
shouldn't it be loading instead of unloading?
Music is not allowed in Islam, In Islamic Republic of Pakistan it should be banned, Great step taken by Taliban!
They didn't said any thing about the using cars, xray machines , computers etc...... talibans are really funny happy friendship pak citizens
@Awans:
"Muslim and non Muslim and also he stripped off the Minorities ( Christians, Hindus, Ahmedis and Parsis) to get elected on normal seats and to become a President and a Prime Minister. "
Good post, but just one correction. It was not Bhutto who stripped the minorities (non-Muslims) the right to become President or Prime Minister. Actually, the 1950's Objective Resolutions in the constitution declared non-Muslims ineligible to hole top political spots.
Stop killing human beings as it is also an un-islamic act! Also stop using drug money as that too comes from unislamic act! Else STFU
Pakistan Zindabad and music too.
What a waste,
@Sajid Iqbal: You mean to say that Taliban are innocent and is used by recording companies.. Do not put forward excuses to protect Taliban. Silent supporters like you are also responsible for the killings of innocent people. Please ponder over it.
All Talibans are GAY people... there's no such term as good taliban or moderate taliban... they're all screwed up in their heads... these people are a disgrace to Islam and themselves... these hypocrites present the worst form of humans on this planet, even worse than roaches... they embrace technology for their evil use but forbids other people... these are all illiterate jahil people who don't even understand the basics of civilization - the good vs the bad.
@RUA: You said:"*I say with no hesitation that I am okay with Talibaans hurting non muslims and not muslims. Atleast it will mitigate the miseries of Pakistani people".
How is that going to mitigate the miseries of Pakistani people??.Learn to be good human first; You can not be a muslim without beoming a good human first.
@gp65: Man If all the Muslim Ummah is okay with mass killing of muslims in Iraq, Palestine, Kashmir, Afghanisation and now Burma by non muslims. I say with no hesitation that I am okay with Talibaans hurting non muslims and not muslims. Atleast it will mitigate the miseries of Pakistani people.
Most of the songs from Bollywood these days are pathetic anyway.
Isn't it easier to ban that was invented after 600 AD. lets have a blanket ban instead of painstakingly selecting banning individual items. lets live an Amish type arabic life.
if i am not wrong, Guns, vehicles , rockets, AK-47, radio communication and much more used by Taliban were invented by non-Muslims... oh ooohh.. Taliban doing an un-Islamic act by using all these things...
I am pretty sure recording companies are behind this move. ;)
Everyone get their 3310's ready. Taliban are here to save Nokia's day atlast.
It seems that Pakistan is going into the lap of Taliban in due course of time as the government could not eliminate Taliban from the areas where Taliban are dominating.
The need of the hour is that government should take swift action to take Pakistan into 21st century instead of that Taliban take Pakistan into the stone age.
If the influence of Taliban will not come to end that there is a possibility that there might be a civil war between the Taliban and non-Taliban forces.
TTP may justify its latest dictum to promote Islamic values but does Islam allows them to kill innocent men, women and children in public places and even in Mosques to promote Sharia ? If not, they should eliminated mercilessly before whole of Pakistan is engulfed in anarchy.
Does anyone else get a voice in their head says "Shut up" whenever such proclamations are issued? No to extremism, yes to a "normal" Pakistan!
@H Chaudhry: "I am not sure if ET will post this but Taliban are animals". We need to coin some new words to describe Taliban, animals are million times better than these non-humans in the guise of humans.
@Cautious: for your information landi tokal is not in pakistan ,you can buy drugs guns any thing you want ,plz googl it and find out.it is border town of afgan and indepentd tribs area.
@RUA: "Talibaans get a life. Were u meant to hurt muslims or non-muslims?"
Ah, so if they restricted themselves to only hurting non-Muslims you would be okay with it?
Spring has come and gone, Wake me when the dark time ends!!!
Thank you Zia, and thank you Gen Hamid Gul. Now we know who to blame for all the international artists refusing POINT BLANK on performing in Pakistan.
We we start calling Taliban the Jahils - they have nothing to do be being Talib and learning or educating themselves. They are a dark spot on being learned. Castigate them as Jahils so people think twice about supporting Jahils.
Should not pictures of sowrds, bombs and guns haram too?
@Anonymous!!! but $$$$ are not HARAAM . . . ????
Haraam is like cholesterol. There are two kinds of it. The 'Good Haraam' and the 'Bad Haraam'. Anything that comes from US is good Haraam. eg. US$, drones, F16 etc. The bad haraam includes televeision, mobile phone, automobiles, computer etc. anything that comes from India is bad haraam too. like onions, tomatoes and wheat.
Pakistan...wake up to reality, and wake up fast. Otherwise you will live like animals waiting to be devoured.
Don't worry, JI would take this to SC and give more ammunition to PCO judges to implement Gen Zia and Taliban's agenda. For common people, get used to living in Talibanistan, this is just the beginning.
Taliban forgot TV.. Watching TV also Haraam..
@Acorn Guts: u r Absolutely right SIR.They abuse ISLAM.
There we go again. "Live your life according to what I say, or you will die"
The same thought process that has got Muslims all over the world in trouble in the first place. Seems they never learn from mistakes.
@Acorn Guts: Were there any moving pictures around when Quran and Hadith were compiled? Certainly not. So, how could Quran and Hadith have any injunctions against moving pictures, as you have claimed. Thus, here goes your entire thesis down the drain.
AQ Khan please give us a bomb to eliminate Taleban for ever, we can live with India but not with these animals.
@RUA so Taliban were created to hurt someone? It's ok to hurt non Muslims? The momeen scientists haven't yet invented a bullet that hits only the kaffir. As you sow so shall you reap. You breed snakes they will bite you. The Taliban are Rottweilers, they just want to violence, victims be damned! I do hope they get you and your likes.
A gift for Independence day from Taliban....keep going Pakistan 'Yahan Saans ka lena b guzr jana hai jee say'
but $$$$ are not HARAAM . . . ????
Where are these hypocrites when we die in attacks, firings and bomb blasts? Where are they when women are harassed and/or raped? They are as guilty as the mad scientists that created them.
Taliban against illegal (pirate) music from YouTube !!! Listen mate ur guns and bombs are counterfeit too. you go and try kill some official but end up killing 10z of innocent civilians
Taliban are know against Television and Music. I wonder what are their views on cell phones. cell phones with large color displays are like televisions and therefor should be as un-Islamic as television. Will Talibn like to give up using cell phones with large color displays?
@Naveed Javed: agreed 100% . . .!!!
Talibaans get a life. Were u meant to hurt muslims or non-muslims?
Haven't anything in Quran or Hadith commanding the we should abstain from songs/moving pictures or anything along the lines however I DO KNOW that Quran and Hadith teaches us tolerance, humanity, love and peace. Several times have be been asked to not harm others around us. The neighbours and 'haqooq-ul-ibaad' (the rights of people around) take top priority. None of which can be seen through the conduct of TTP and their cronies.
Such a pity that these extremists don't know the basics of very religion that they stand so proudly to protect with violence.
Your future -- get used to it.
Sons of Zia!