PINDI GHEB: President General Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday that certain madrassas were involved in training militants and would have to be stopped, since they were bringing the name of the region into disrepute.
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Militants send ‘clear’ message to barbers
Sunday, March 04, 2007
DARA ADAM KHEL: Suspected pro-Taliban militants blew up a barber’s shop and injuring relatives of MNA Dr Nasim Afridi in separate incidents on Saturday, tribal sources said. Barber Abdul Salam’s shop in Raheem Kalay near the main Dara bazaar was damaged in a bomb explosion at 2:00am on Saturday. “The explosion damaged the shop, but no one was injured since the shop was empty when the bomb went off,” tribal police sources told Daily Times.
Barbers are the latest group to be targeted by militants, who earlier targeted video stores and music shops and businessmen dealing in prize bonds. Militants in Bajaur had already warned barbers against shaving men’s beards.
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"Barbers are the latest group to be targeted by militants, who earlier targeted video stores and music shops..."
What a vicious cycle -- just a different year.
Thank you Oorang for these posts.