The Pakistani Taliban is warring against those little blue pills.
According to a Feb. 11 AP press release, the head of a market and trade association in northwest Pakistan said the Taliban distributed warnings against shopkeepers selling sex-related drugs like Viagra.
Shopkeepers said they found pamphlets containing a handwritten message after opening their shops Saturday in Karkhano, a large market on the edge of the Pakistani city of Peshawar.
"Selling sex drugs, vulgar films and obscene movies are against Sharia," said copies of the pamphlet distributed in the name of Tehreek-e-Taliban Khyber.
"All those involved in this business are warned to quit this occupation and start a lawful business or face the consequences," the pamphlet warned.
The Taliban urges that the selling of sex-related drugs, movies and paraphernalia is against the teachings of Islam, and has acted violently to uphold this moral standard.
Threats are routinely made against shopkeepers selling questionable wares. Hundreds of small DVD and CD shops have been bombed in the past by militants enforcing Islamic views. Western influence is deemed dangerous to Pakistani society, and the Taliban is constantly looking to expunge such views.
The teachings of Islam prohibit engaging in activities that promote sexual misconduct. Pornographic images and videos are banned. Viagra, although medically required by some men, cannot be legally sold in Pakistan.
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