Taliban flags hoisted at women's madrasa in Pakistan, children sing 'Salam Taliban'

In signs of growing support for the Afghan Taliban in Pakistan, flags of the insurgent group were raised on the rooftop of a women's madrasa in capital Islamabad on Friday. The flags were later taken down following intervention by the city administration.

Flags of the insurgent group Taliban, which have taken over Afghanistan, were raised on the rooftop of a women's madrasa in Pakistan's capital Islamabad on Friday. The flags were later taken down following intervention by the city administration. The students of Jaamia Hafsa, a seminary linked with Islamabad's Lal Masjid, are singing a song "Salam Taliban" in an event celebrating the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/EeOtStWl0w Was removed there and then https://t.co/LXwbZDT2mf According to Pakistan Daily, Taliban flags were raised at Jamia Hafsa, linked to Lal Masjid, in the heart of Islamabad. Photos and videos showing children at the seminary holding Taliban flags and reciting "Salam Taliban" (salute Taliban) went viral on social media. Follow Afghanistan news LIVE updates