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| Students raid Islamabad brothel | Students raid Islamabad brothel |
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| Dozens of young women from a religious school in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, have broken into a brothel and kidnapped the manager. | |
| The students from the Jamia Hafsa madrassa burst into the brothel late on Tuesday, demanding it be shut down. | The students from the Jamia Hafsa madrassa burst into the brothel late on Tuesday, demanding it be shut down. |
| The students say they have a right to end immoral activity under Islamic law. | The students say they have a right to end immoral activity under Islamic law. |
| The BBC's Navdip Dhariwal in Islamabad says it is the first time such bold Taleban-style activity seen elsewhere in Pakistan has occurred in the city. | The BBC's Navdip Dhariwal in Islamabad says it is the first time such bold Taleban-style activity seen elsewhere in Pakistan has occurred in the city. |
| Police have not stepped in to rescue the brothel manager, who was taken by the women back to the madrassa after refusing to close her premises. | Police have not stepped in to rescue the brothel manager, who was taken by the women back to the madrassa after refusing to close her premises. |
| She is still being held against her will. | She is still being held against her will. |
| The girls have also demanded that video owners close their stores. | The girls have also demanded that video owners close their stores. |
| Our correspondent says it appears the administration is reluctant or helpless to take action against the students. | Our correspondent says it appears the administration is reluctant or helpless to take action against the students. |
| Taleban-style activity has been seen in Pakistan's tribal areas and in North West Frontier Province, where religious groups have tried to clamp down and impose Islamic law on local people. | Taleban-style activity has been seen in Pakistan's tribal areas and in North West Frontier Province, where religious groups have tried to clamp down and impose Islamic law on local people. |