Man arrested for un-Islamic, illegal activities in Paktika

KABUL (Pajhwok): Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (PVPV) has arrested a man who conducted illegal, un-Islamic and exaggerated activities in the society, an official said on Wednesday.

In a statement, the MPVPV said that its supervisors have arrested a man who introduced himself as pious person and conducted illegal, un-Islamic and exaggerated activities.

The arrested person hailed from the Matta Khan district of Paktika province.

Local officials hailed the action of the MPVPV and said that magicians and such superstitious people often mislead people with their words and lead them to do illegal activities in the society, so they requested the authorities to continue their efforts in this regard.

Officials of the MPVPV said that efforts were underway to thwart the activities of magicians and other individuals who mislead the people by doing acts against Sharia Law.

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