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| June 28, 2009 | | Taliban demands six million rupees as ‘Jaziya’ from Hindus in NWFP | | The Taliban has demanded six million rupees as ‘Jaziya’ from Hindus residing in the Battagram district of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP).
According to sources, an unidentified Taliban insurgent called a Hindu leader
of the region, Dr. Parkas , and asked him to collect six million rupees as ‘Jaziya’
from all the Hindus of the region. However, officials have still not confirmed
the reports, and said that they are investigating the matter. “I doubt the call
was made by Taliban as in some cases people use fake identity to settle personal
scores,” The News quoted the DPO Battagram, Sohail Khalid, as saying. Khalid revealed
that similar threat calls have also been received by some Non-Governmental Organisations
(NGOs) and other people in the region.
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