ISLAMABAD: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has threatened rights activists who organised demonstrations to mark International Women’s Day in the country, accusing them of blasphemy and promoting obscenity. “We want to send a message to those organisations who are actively spreading obscenity and vulgarity in our beloved Pakistan,” the statement said, addressing the marchers. ‘MALICIOUS CAMPAIGN’:“Each and every one of these allegations is completely false and part of a malicious campaign to silence women from speaking out about their rights,” the march organisers said in a statement. Hassan Abbas, a security expert at the National Defense University (NDU) in Washington, said the Taliban statement should be a “wake-up call” for authorities. “[It is aimed at] creating fear, gaining the sympathy of religious radicals and recruiting extremists in urban centres of Pakistan,” he said.

Source: Pakistan Today March 13, 2021 07:27 UTC