Taliban lift ban on newspapers in Waziristan

The ban was imposed after an 'erroneous; report, which claimed that four militants were killed in a clash with security forces.

Militants in Pakistan's restive Waziristan province have lifted a ban on newspapers imposed by them in the wake of an "erroneous" report, which claimed that four ultras were killed in a clash with security forces.

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Journalists in Miranshah have been quoted by Daily Times as saying that that news stalls reopened on Friday after the Taliban lifted the ban late on Thursday evening.

The two-day ban was imposed on Tuesday after a private news agency carried an old report that was posted on a foreign news organisation's website as fresh news.