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Government bans sale of fashion magazine
The federal government has banned the sale of the June 2007 issue of the controversial fashion magazine Octane and registered a case against the weekly.
- By Wajid Ali Wajid, Correspondent
- Published: 23:37 June 18, 2007
Islamabad: The federal government has banned the sale of the June 2007 issue of the controversial fashion magazine Octane and registered a case against the weekly.
A Muslim cleric issued a fatwa on Saturday to kill the editor and publisher of the magazine for publishing a nude picture of Adam and Eve in the June issue.
The office of the Deputy Commissioner of Islamabad issued a press note yesterday saying that all the June issues of Octane have been confiscated and a case under the Press and Publication Act has been registered against the management of the English language weekly for publishing immoral pictures.
"The caption of the picture - Apple, bone of content - is an insult to the prophet [Adam] and has stirred a debate against the magazine," the press note said.
"The authorities concerned are in contact with the provincial government of Punjab which is responsible for issuing and cancellation of the permit, to get the publication of the magazine cancelled," it added.
The press note warned that strict action will be taken against any periodical or newspaper that dared to publish pictures or matter deemed insulting to sacred personalities.
Meanwhile, the management of Octane yesterday placed advertisements in Urdu newspapers apologising to its readers and assured them that they respect Islamic ideology, teachings, and traditions and "seek forgiveness from God, whatever has happened unintentionally".
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