Allowing the Taliban to impose Islamic law is turning life into a nightmare for residents in a Pakistani province.
By Michael Weiss
n February, the Pakistani Army and the Taliban signed a truce that, in effect, granted the latter an unencumbered right to impose Sharia law on Swat, formerly a tourist-friendly region of Pakistan located about an hour away from Islamabad. The stated aim of this marriage of convenience (and cynicism) was to drive a wedge between the more reactionary jihadist element and the so-called “moderate” exponents of Islamism. What this deal amounted to was an acquiescence to barbarism, and it didn’t take long before the fetid yield was apparent to all. According to the New York Times, days after the truce was signed, “a member of a prominent anti-Taliban family returned to his mountain village, having received assurances from the government that it was safe. He was promptly kidnapped by the Taliban, tortured and murdered.” Read more ...
By Michael Weiss
n February, the Pakistani Army and the Taliban signed a truce that, in effect, granted the latter an unencumbered right to impose Sharia law on Swat, formerly a tourist-friendly region of Pakistan located about an hour away from Islamabad. The stated aim of this marriage of convenience (and cynicism) was to drive a wedge between the more reactionary jihadist element and the so-called “moderate” exponents of Islamism. What this deal amounted to was an acquiescence to barbarism, and it didn’t take long before the fetid yield was apparent to all. According to the New York Times, days after the truce was signed, “a member of a prominent anti-Taliban family returned to his mountain village, having received assurances from the government that it was safe. He was promptly kidnapped by the Taliban, tortured and murdered.” Read more ...
Source: Pajamas Media
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