Man KIDNAPPED and THREATENED because he won't get rid of 30 INCH MOUSTACHE! SEEKS ASYLYM in Britain

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Islamist extremists kidnap Pakistani father and threaten to kill him because he refuses to shave off his 30-inch moustache (…talk about a close shave!)


Terrorists threatened to kill him if he didn't shave
But the 48-year-old has vowed to stand firm against threats
He is seeking asylum and has now appealed to British government for help

But Mr Afridi came to the attention of militant group Lashkar-e-Islam, which controlled swathes of the Kyber district of Parkistan, near the border with Afghanistan.

The group was was trying to enforce a strict decree that moustaches and beards must be shaved or trimmed short.

When he refused to pay protection money to the group, he was held prisoner in a cave for a month, until he shaved.

Having just escaped with his life, Mr Afridi began regrowing his moustache in what he thought was the relative safe haven city of Peshawar. But he began receiving threats again last year.

He has now been forced to leave his family for long periods of time and move south to Faisalabad where he feels safer.

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It seems that vanity, and his principles as to being a free man with regard to his facial hair, have taken hold, and will not let go - he also says he loves the attention he gets - that everyone ignores him without his bizarre 'stache