The CCP CC's Propaganda Department has instructed China's official media to play down the report published on August 5, 2014, by a city newspaper 'The Karamay Daily' about a ban on what bus passengers wear. 'The Karamay Daily' report said as part of the anti-terrorist efforts in Xinjiang, bus passengers in Karamay are now also banned from wearing burkas, veils, head scarves, and clothing featuring the crescent moon and five-pointed star, a symbol of East Turkestan independence.