Shari'a State In Seven Districts: Paki
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On May 11, 2008, the secular government in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP) finalized a deal with the Taliban groups for the implementation of shari'a in the province's seven districts. The Pashtun nationalist government in the NWFP, which came to power last month, had vowed to talk to the Taliban in order to establish peace in the region. The talks were held between the government, Pakistani Taliban and the outlawed Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e -Muhammadi (Movement for the Enforcement of Islamic Shari'a).
The Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e
Recently, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan walked out of a similar dialogue process with the Pakistani government that was aimed at establishing peace in the Federally Administered Tribal Districts (FATAs), bordered by the NWFP and Afghanistan.
Under the deal between the NWFP government and the Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e
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Labels: Afghanistan, Asia, Baitullah Mehsud, Maulana Fazlullah, North West Frontier Province, pakistan, Sharia, Sufi Muhammad
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