Pakistan

Pak Taliban to disarm only after enforcement of Sharia in Swat

Pak Taliban to disarm only after enforcement of Sharia in SwatPeshawar, Apr 15 : Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan spokesman Muslim Khan has said that their men would surrender arms only after they see Sharia enforced in Malakand division of the Sawt Valley, after TNSM chief Sufi Muhammad has asked them to lay down arms after President Asif Zardari approved the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation.

"The Taliban should lay down weapons after the signing of the Sharia regulation by the president," Sufi said while talking to reporters.

Pakistani Swat Taliban refuse to give up arms - Summary

Pakistani Swat Taliban refuse to give up arms - Summary Islamabad - Taliban militants in Pakistan's restive north- western Swat valley on Tuesday refused to lay down arms hours after Pakistani government approved Islamic sharia law for the troubled north-western region, to honour a truce with them. "My brother, we have only conventional weapons - and Islamic sharia gives people the right to keep them. Islamic jihad will continue until Judgement Day," Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan told Geo television's Capital Talk show.

After Swat, TNSM vows to implement sharia law in other parts of Pakistan

After Swat, TNSM vows to implement sharia law in other parts of PakistanIslamabad, Apr. 14: Joyous over the implementation of sharia law in Malakand region of the North West Frontier Province
(NWFP), the Tehrik Nifaz-i-Shariat Muhammadi (TNSM) chief Sufi Mohammad has said that the law would be extended to other parts of the country too, The Dawn reports.

Talking to reporters in Bathkhela, after government's approval to implement the Nizam-e-Adl regulation, Mohammad said the Taliban and TNSM would work together to maintain peace in the region.

Kerry says drone attacks not encouraging terrorism

Senator John KerryIslamabad, Apr. 14: The Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator John Kerry has rejected claims that the drone attacks are encouraging terrorism in Pakistan.

"Make no mistake about it. Extremists, religious radicals and terrorism did not begin after drone attacks. So it is important for people to focus on that reality as well," the Dawn quoted Kerry, as saying.

Senator Kerry, who is in Islamabad to discuss the proposed aid package, said that the provisions attached with US aid package to Pakistan were only meant to improve the `effectiveness of aid'.

Pak caught between devil and deep sea over tackling terror in FATA

Pak caught between devil and deep sea over tackling terror in FATAWashington, Apr. 14: Pakistan, it seems, is caught between the devil and deep sea in its commitments to the US-led war on terror in its lawless areas.

The options before it are to agree to the US demands for joint military strikes in the FATA areas, failing which it may have to settle for the "regional approach", that will see India play a major role in deciding how the menace of terrorism should be met in the volatile region.

India tells Pakistan not to adopt delaying tactics

India tells Pakistan not to adopt delaying tacticsNew Delhi, Apr 14 : A day after Pakistan demanded more proof on the Mumbai terror attacks, India responded by saying Pakistan must demonstrate sincerity by taking tangible action in the case.

Speaking to the media here on Tuesday, Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma said India had supplied enough evidence to Pakistan regarding the investigations of the 26/11 terror attacks.

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