Stoning of a Woman by Taliban in Pakistan – Exclusive Footage

Sept. 17, 2010 - PRLog -- Dubai, United Arab Emirates , Friday, September 17th 2010 [ME NewsWire]:

Taliban is meeting out summary executions in areas under their influence. This according to a new exclusive footage shown on Dubai-based pan-Arab satellite channel Al Aan TV.



A grainy, three and a half minutes clip shows the stoning to death of a woman by a group of Taliban.



The clip appeared in one of Alaan’s weekly programs (AKTHAR MIN ENWAN) which discussed the implementation of religion for political ends by Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).



It is the first time ever that a stoning by TTP is captured on tape in Pakistan.



The video was shot recently in Upper Orakzai in Northwest Pakistan by the Taliban itself. It is a rare visual proof of ruthless methods used by Taliban in Pakistan as well as Afghanistan.



The show hosted as well Pakistani cleric Sahibzada Fazl Karim, a member of Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (JUP). "We do not agree with Taliban, or any other groups or individuals who issue such religious judgments,” Mr. Karim added, “This can only be decided by qualified people after the suspect undergoes legal religious trials with legal witnesses.”



Speaking about the complexity of applying stoning to a suspect, Mr. Karim explains that any doubt will lead to the immediate termination of such punishment.



Pakistani women and men are frequently targeted by groups of Taliban who roam around parts of tribal area. Proper courts are non-existing; lawyers are unheard of while especially women seem to be randomly charged by violent, ultra conservative local commanders.



Al Aan showed too a clip in which an unarmed woman is shot from the back by Taliban. This also happened in Upper Orakzai.



In most cases women are charged by the Taliban with crimes against morality. Often these charges are issued by Taliban clerics who were appointed by TTP’s commanders.



Alaan TV spoke to ordinary Pakistani civilians in the streets of Islamabad who rejected such practices. “Killing a human being is not permissible under any reason or religion,” said one Pakistani.



Other Pakistani citizens speaking to Al Aan expressed concern that what Taliban is doing is not only harming the international image of the country but it is also giving Muslims a wholly undeserved bad name across the world.



To view the videos, click on the below links:

http://akhbar.alaan.tv/ar/videos/video-reports-ar/ama-162.html

http://akhbar.alaan.tv/ar/videos/video-reports-ar/shooting-3.html



About Al Aan TV

Al Aan is a pan-Arab satellite broadcaster based in Dubai Media City, available free-to-air on Arabsat or Nilesat. As a broadcaster AL Aan offers original programming presented in an innovative infotainment format. The channel’s aim is to educate as well as entertain while addressing the needs and aspirations of a young, dynamic and modern Arab woman, to whom the Channel is a friend and a guide that broads her horizon and helps her plan her life and her choices and get the best for her family.



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