Volconvo is a debate forum for the discussion of political, religious, and news-based topics.

tinybear · Mar 30, 2007, 04:39 am

A woman seized and held captive by Pakistani religious students after being accused of running a brothel has been freed unharmed.

Before her release, the alleged brothel owner read a statement confessing she had committed immoral acts. She later said it had been made under duress.

he BBC's Navdip Dhariwal in Islamabad says the local administration had bowed to the Taleban-style demands of the students.

She says the fear among liberal Pakistanis is that Islamic rule is becoming a force to be reckoned with in the capital.

"I don't think Islam allows anyone to beat a woman and drag her through the streets like a dog," the Associated Press news agency quoted her as saying.

She told the BBC's Urdu service about 30 women from the madrassa had abducted her, helped by a similar number of men.

"They tied me, my daughter and daughter-in-law and my six-month-old grand-daughter up with rope," she said.

She denied running a brothel but said she had rented a room to a woman, and could not be held responsible for anything she might have done.

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Pakistan 'brothel woman' released

Any Muslims here on this site? Can you tell me whether Muslim law allows this kinda thing?

Mar 30, 2007, 04:39 am	#1 (permalink) (top)
tinybear Volcanic Erupter Location: Hong Kong (for now) Posts: 7,085	Pakistan 'brothel woman' released A woman seized and held captive by Pakistani religious students after being accused of running a brothel has been freed unharmed. Before her release, the alleged brothel owner read a statement confessing she had committed immoral acts. She later said it had been made under duress. he BBC's Navdip Dhariwal in Islamabad says the local administration had bowed to the Taleban-style demands of the students. She says the fear among liberal Pakistanis is that Islamic rule is becoming a force to be reckoned with in the capital. "I don't think Islam allows anyone to beat a woman and drag her through the streets like a dog," the Associated Press news agency quoted her as saying. She told the BBC's Urdu service about 30 women from the madrassa had abducted her, helped by a similar number of men. "They tied me, my daughter and daughter-in-law and my six-month-old grand-daughter up with rope," she said. She denied running a brothel but said she had rented a room to a woman, and could not be held responsible for anything she might have done. BBC NEWS \| South Asia \| Pakistan 'brothel woman' released Any Muslims here on this site? Can you tell me whether Muslim law allows this kinda thing?