Looks like even the Taliban in the Swat Valley have had to become modernized. According to the BBC Urdu Service, the Taliban have opened up a sort of marriage bureau called "Shuba-i-Aroosat", headed by Taliban commander Abu Ammad. It arranges love marriages for couples denied marriages of their choice by their families. Taliban spokesman, Muslim Khan has said "The love marriage aspirants contact the bureau on a fixed telephone number. The Taliban collect their particulars and then contact their familites to arrange these choice marriages,” he said, adding that Islam allows every adult to get marry according to his/her own choice.
He said, “Most of the girls, or their families, who contacted us wish to marry ‘militant’ Taliban.”
It is claimed that they have already gotten 11 couples married, while more than 300 boys and girls wait for their turn.
Amazing!
Monday, April 20, 2009
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Nice news regarding marriage for Taliban in Pakistan...! I really impress for this kind of activity in swat & other cities of KP.
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