Published on, Sept. 16 -- September 16, 2025 9:32 AM

On the orders of tribal elders, houses of four persons have been burnt in Tirah Valley of the district Khyber to punish them for making videos of local women on a social media app, TikTok, and then uploading these on social media.

While some people have hailed the step, others have described it as an inhuman act. Although making videos on TikTok is a craze in Pakistan, some people oppose it on religious and moral grounds.

his is particularly true about the country's rural and tribal areas where such practices are normally discouraged.

In this connection, a resolution, seeking a complete ban on TikTok, was submitted in the Punjab Assembly on Sunday. The resolution was moved by Opposi...