Local Taliban in northwestern Pakistan's tribal area have asked people to grow beard within two months otherwise they will be punished, the News Network International (NNI) news agency reported Monday.
According to the NNI, senior Taliban leaders told a gathering of tribesmen at a mosque in Bajaur tribal agency to follow the instructions otherwise they would be punished under Islamic laws.
An umbrella militant group Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Central deputy chief Maulvi Faqir Muhammad and spokesman Maulvi Umar, recently warned the people in tribal areas to be careful and avoid shaving beards.
They also set a deadline of two months, and said that after the deadline period strict action would be taken against the violators.
"Taliban give much respect to women, and said this is a responsibility of every Muslim that they should follow Islamic principles," they said.
Local barbers in Bajaur and other tribal regions have received on several occasions warning letters from suspected militants to stop shaving beard of people but it is the first public warning came from senior Taliban leaders.
Several barbers have also displayed writings at their shops, asking people not to force them to shave beard.
Source:Xinhua
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