Tuesday, 29 May 2012

Mixed gathering: Cleric arrested over dancing death wedding dance in Kohistan

The women allegedly sang Mahiyas (folk songs) at a wedding ceremony and danced in the presence of Na-mehram (those who one can marry in Islam). DESIGN: S. JAMAL

ISLAMABAD: Police on Tuesday arrested a cleric accused ofsentencing six people to death for singing and dancing at a wedding in Kohistan.

“Police have arrested a cleric and his companion for issuing the death decree, but they totally denied it,” local administration official Aqal Badshah Khattak told AFP.

“The cleric

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